posted Sun, 11/12/2023 - 22:45
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How to get script for labcorp for bloodwork?
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I’ve just started TRT therapy. I took 3 tests pre trt, ranging from 100 to 314.
I messed up a little by taking a bit too much, because I had extra from a clinic I originally signed up for, before getting it covered for insurance. My doctor doesn’t know this, I thought giving my body about 5 days would bring it back to a “normal” trt range, but it didn’t and he ended up lowering my dose a bit. Not too worried about that, even though I like having GSO over MCT, and would like to have an ongoing relationship with a doctor. I just got impatient and jumped the gun before we got to the point of less testing.
My question is, is how do I get a script if I want to get my own bloodwork done at labcorp? Any help is appreciated. Thanks
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So I found this site https://www.ondemand.labcorp.com/products?category_id=20 that will write the script for bloodwork for labcorp. My question is - which one do I need? Is just the testosterone test enough? Or is there a different “package” that would be better?
Thanks in advance
I regularly make use of privatemdlabs .com to order lab work that can be performed at Labcorp or Quest Diagnostics locations. The results bypass your regular doctor and come straight to your email. Having shopped around to a few online sites, their pricing is fair and the labwork requisitions are quickly and electronically uploaded directly to the lab location of your choice.
Also depends on what state you live in if you are US based. I live in New York, and they will not blood test without a prescription. Ridiculous.
Marek health. Order your own, pay, they send you order, go to labcorp and wait for results.
Go to Ulta labs or walk in labs. You pay for the script and they email you results. You can you quest or lab corp with both of them.
Thanks. Up until now, my TRT doctor has been writing the scripts and sending me over. My last lab he didn’t test for anything besides my testosterone levels & free testosterone. I plan on doing a bit more than he has me on, because I’d like to work on getting my muscle back that I lost over the last 12-15 years, without putting fat or unwanted weight on.
Right now I notice my water retention is a bit high, my face is rounder than from it and to me, it’s obvious. I’d like to find out my estrogen levels to see if I need an AI to help with that.
Yeah make sure you get estradiol and not total estrogen test.