Hormone Test

After ordering and registering your test kit, arrange an appointment with your doctor or at a cooperating medical practice. At the recommended time, for example in the morning while fasting and, for the female variant, possibly on specific days of the menstrual cycle, blood is collected, placed in the enclosed tubes, clearly labelled and sent to the hormone laboratory in accordance with the instructions. 

Depending on the hormone profile, you should comply with certain requirements, such as fasting, the time of day or the day of the menstrual cycle. You should also document your current medication in full, particularly hormone preparations, thyroid medication, contraceptives and other relevant medicines, and must not change it without consulting a doctor, so that the endocrinologists can classify your values correctly. 

Many hormones follow a pronounced daily rhythm, which is why blood collection is often recommended in the morning, frequently while fasting. Depending on the profile and the question being investigated, additional times or specific days of the menstrual cycle may be specified; the exact recommendations can be found in the instructions and will be provided by your treating medical practice.

Hormonal medications, such as thyroid preparations, hormonal contraception and hormone replacement therapy, can significantly influence the measurement results and must never be discontinued without consulting a doctor. Instead, you should provide full details of your current medication in the questionnaire or during the discussion of the findings so that the endocrinology specialists can interpret the values correctly. 

In principle, the test can also be carried out while taking supplements because it reflects your current hormone status. However, if you would like to determine what your hormone profile looks like without certain preparations, you can plan the test before starting them or after a defined break, following consultation with the treating specialists, and take this into account when interpreting the results. 

The blood samples should be packaged and sent to the laboratory promptly after collection in accordance with the instructions so that the requirements relating to temperature and storage duration are met. This is generally handled directly by the medical practice collecting the sample. If you organise the shipment yourself, you should follow the enclosed packaging and shipping instructions precisely. 

The return address of the specialised hormone laboratory is already printed on the documents or return envelope. You or your medical practice only need to package the samples as described and return them using the designated shipping method; no additional address details are required.

For returns from outside Germany, the enclosed shipping instructions and any cooling or transport requirements should be followed precisely. Depending on the country, biological samples may need to be declared as such. Allow for potentially longer shipping times and customs checks, and ensure that the samples reach the laboratory as quickly as possible. 

Yes, you can organise the entire sample logistics process, including blood collection, requesting the findings and shipment, together with your doctor. However, the test itself will continue to be evaluated in the specialised hormone laboratory. You can then discuss the results directly at the medical practice or as part of an endocrinology consultation. 

Depending on the selected profile, different hormones are determined, for example stress hormones such as cortisol and DHEA-S, sex hormones such as oestradiol, progesterone and testosterone, thyroid parameters or other endocrine markers relevant to your particular question. The results show whether your values lie within the respective reference or target ranges and how the interaction of the hormones may affect typical symptoms and your well-being. 

The results report presents your hormone values in clear tables and charts, supplemented by reference ranges and an initial endocrinological assessment. You also receive explanatory texts about the individual hormones, possible influencing factors and guidance on which aspects you can discuss in detail during the endocrinology consultation or with your own doctor. 

The hormone analysis is carried out in a specialised hormone laboratory with extensive experience in endocrinological diagnostics and regular quality assurance. The selection of parameters and the interpretation recommendations were developed together with endocrinologists from the Hormonzentrum an der Oper and are based on current scientific findings; however, they do not replace an individual medical diagnosis or treatment decision. 

After your blood sample has arrived at the hormone laboratory, the evaluation generally takes approximately two weeks. As soon as the report has been completed, you will be informed and can access your results in a protected online area or, depending on the package booked, discuss them directly during a medical or video consultation. 

Your samples are processed pseudonymously in the laboratory using a sample code; personal data are managed separately. The digital results report is provided via a protected platform, and the data are processed in accordance with the applicable data-protection and security standards. 

Yes, the neotes Hormone Test includes an endocrinology consultation with specialised doctors, typically after the laboratory results are available. During this consultation, your symptoms, pre-existing conditions, medications and hormone values are discussed and medically assessed together, giving you a clear picture of your situation. 

If the evaluation indicates a hormonal disorder requiring treatment, the consulting endocrinologist may, depending on your overall situation and the applicable legal framework, provide specific treatment recommendations and, where necessary, prescribe hormones or other treatments. Whether medication is prescribed, which medication is prescribed and to what extent is always decided individually during the medical consultation and cannot be guaranteed in general. 

On request, you can book additional consultation packages in which your hormone values are placed in the context of your overall health and longevity profile. Together with the specialists, individual strategies relating to lifestyle, possible treatment options, monitoring and further tests can then be developed. 

The test is particularly suitable for people who would like to better understand their hormonal balance and want a well-founded endocrinological assessment as the basis for further steps, for example where hormonal imbalances are suspected, during menopause, in cases of menstrual-cycle or stress-related problems, or as part of a holistic longevity strategy. Any measures derived from the results should always be coordinated closely with endocrinology specialists.