Testosterone Test Price in Pakistan: PKR 1,400

Testosterone is a hormone that, MedlinePlus explains, is often thought of as a male sex hormone but is present in females in smaller amounts. In both sexes it helps control sex drive and helps with muscle and bone growth. In males it is also involved in body hair growth, the deepening of the voice at puberty, sperm production, making new red blood cells, and an increase in height. At Marham Lab a total testosterone test costs PKR 1,400.

Book the Morning Slot

This is the practical detail that decides whether your result is usable.

MedlinePlus states that a provider will take the blood sample in the morning, between 7 and 10, because during those hours testosterone levels are typically at their highest.

A sample taken in the afternoon can read lower simply because of the hour, not because anything is wrong. If you are being investigated for low testosterone, an afternoon sample risks a misleading answer in the exact direction you are worried about. Book an early slot, and if you are using home collection in Lahore, ask for a morning visit.

Total, Free or Bioavailable

MedlinePlus describes three tests, and most prescriptions mean the first.

MedlinePlus explains that most testosterone in the blood is bound to proteins such as SHBG and albumin, and that when it is bound the body cannot use it as easily. It adds that this is necessary for health, because having most of it bound makes sure your body does not use too much. Free testosterone is the portion more available for building bone and muscle.

If the prescription says only testosterone, book the total test.

Who Is Tested and Why

MedlinePlus splits this by sex, and the usual direction of concern differs.

For males past puberty, the test is mostly used for symptoms of low testosterone: low sex drive, erectile dysfunction, infertility, enlarged breasts, lack of face or body hair, thinning bones or anaemia without a known cause, and loss of muscle mass.

For females, it is mostly used for symptoms of high testosterone: abnormal hair growth on the body or face, hair loss on the head in a male pattern at the temples and crown, voice changes, irregular or absent periods, infertility, and acne.

That second list overlaps heavily with PCOS, which is why testosterone is commonly ordered alongside [17-OH progesterone](/labs/tests/17-oh-progesterone-test-price), [LH](/labs/tests/lh-test-price) and [FSH](/labs/tests/fsh-test-price) in women being investigated for irregular periods and unwanted hair.

In children and teens, MedlinePlus notes the test may be used to work out what is causing early or delayed puberty.

Reading Your Result

MedlinePlus is explicit that a testosterone test alone cannot diagnose any condition, though abnormal results alongside symptoms may point to one.

Low in males may be caused by problems with the testicles, chronic diseases such as liver or kidney disease, a pituitary gland disorder, benign tumours, injury to the testicles, alcohol use disorder, or genetic conditions such as Klinefelter syndrome.

High in males may be caused by a tumour in the testicles, steroid use, or an adrenal gland disorder such as congenital adrenal hyperplasia.

High in females may be caused by polycystic ovary syndrome, ovarian cancer or other ovarian problems, an adrenal disorder such as CAH, or a pituitary disorder.

Very low in females, where low levels are otherwise normal, may point to an adrenal, pituitary or ovarian disorder.

MedlinePlus adds a caveat worth holding on to: if your results are not normal it does not always mean a condition needing treatment, and it is normal for testosterone to decrease with age.

How to Prepare

MedlinePlus says that in certain cases you may need to fast for several hours before the test, and that you may need to stop certain medicines. It advises telling your provider everything you take and never stopping a medicine unless told to, and recommends asking your provider how to prepare.

So ask two questions when booking: what time, and whether to fast.

What Happens During the Test

A trained phlebotomist takes a small blood sample from a vein in your arm using a small needle. MedlinePlus notes it usually takes less than five minutes and a little sting is normal. In Lahore the sample can be collected at your home, which makes the 7 to 10 morning window easier to hit than travelling to a collection point.

اردو میں

ٹیسٹوسٹیرون ایک ہارمون ہے جو مردوں اور عورتوں دونوں میں پایا جاتا ہے، اگرچہ عورتوں میں مقدار کم ہوتی ہے۔ یہ جنسی خواہش، پٹھوں اور ہڈیوں کی نشوونما کو کنٹرول کرتا ہے۔

سب سے اہم بات وقت کی ہے۔ عالمی طبی معلومات کے مطابق یہ ٹیسٹ صبح سات سے دس بجے کے درمیان کروانا چاہیے، کیونکہ اس وقت اس کی مقدار سب سے زیادہ ہوتی ہے۔ دوپہر یا شام کے نمونے میں مقدار کم آ سکتی ہے حالانکہ کوئی بیماری نہ ہو۔

مردوں میں یہ ٹیسٹ عام طور پر کمی کی علامات پر کروایا جاتا ہے، جیسے جنسی خواہش میں کمی، بانجھ پن، پٹھوں کی کمزوری یا جسم پر بال کم ہونا۔ خواتین میں یہ زیادتی کی علامات پر کروایا جاتا ہے، جیسے چہرے یا جسم پر غیر معمولی بال، ماہواری کا بے قاعدہ ہونا، مہاسے اور سر کے بال گرنا۔ یہ علامات اکثر پی سی او ایس سے جڑی ہوتی ہیں۔

ایک بات یاد رکھیں۔ اکیلا ٹیسٹوسٹیرون ٹیسٹ کسی بیماری کی تشخیص نہیں کرتا، اور عمر بڑھنے کے ساتھ اس کا کم ہونا قدرتی ہے۔ بکنگ سے پہلے ڈاکٹر سے پوچھ لیں کہ بھوکا رہنا ہے یا نہیں۔ مرہم لیب میں قیمت چودہ سو روپے ہے۔

Final Thoughts

Testosterone is a timing-sensitive test and a context-dependent result. Taken between 7 and 10 in the morning it means something; taken at 4pm it may not. And the number alone diagnoses nothing, which matters most for men worried about low testosterone, because a single afternoon reading is a poor basis for starting any treatment. Book early, ask about fasting, and read the result with the doctor who ordered it.