📋 Pre-TRT Baseline

♂ Built for men · 11 markers · $257.40 with code CAMERON $286.00

You've decided to start testosterone therapy. Draw this before your first injection.

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All 11 markers load into your cart in one click. No doctor's visit, drawn at any Quest location in the US, results by email in about two weeks. Code CAMERON applies automatically.

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Why this panel

Once you start, you can never obtain a true baseline again. This panel captures the safety markers you'll be monitored against for the rest of your life, plus the fertility picture you need to understand before it changes.

💡 What most people missThe two numbers that most often force men off TRT are hematocrit and PSA — and both are meaningless later without a pre-treatment value to compare against. If your PSA rises from 0.8 to 1.9 in year two, that's very different from having always been 1.9, but you can only know that if you measured. Equally important: TRT is effectively a contraceptive. It suppresses LH and FSH and can cause prolonged or permanent infertility. If children are anywhere in your plans, that conversation belongs here, before the first shot, not after.
⏰ When to get it drawnMorning, 7–10am, fasted. Ideally the same conditions you'll use for all future monitoring, so the comparison stays clean.

What's inside

This panel covers 11 markers chosen for this specific situation. The full list, the clinical reasoning behind each marker, draw timing and how to interpret your results are available to Academy members.

🔒 Panel and protocol are inside the Academy

Every marker and why it's here — plus the full evidence-graded Pre-TRT Baseline protocol: the two numbers that force most men off TRT and why they're meaningless without a before, the fertility decision that can't be undone later, what TRAVERSE actually found, and why a two-marker telehealth screen isn't a baseline. $10/mo, cancel anytime.

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Free marker breakdowns

These explainers are free: what each one measures, the optimal range rather than just the lab range, and what actually moves it.

Total TestosteroneFree TestosteronePSA (Total + Free + % Free)17-OH ProgesteroneEstrogens, TotalAndrostenedione

Related panels

🔍 Low T? Rule Out the Reversible Causes First🔄 TRT Monitoring🧬 Male Fertility🎯 Prostate Health

Frequently asked questions

What blood tests are in the Pre-TRT Baseline panel?

11 markers: Total T [LC/MS] & Free T [Eq. Dialysis], SHBG (Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin), Estradiol, Sensitive [LC/MS-MS], LH & FSH, PSA Total + Free + % Free, Complete Blood Count (CBC) w/ Differential, Comprehensive Metabolic Panel (CMP), Lipid Panel, ApoB (Apolipoprotein B), IGF-1 (Insulin-like Growth Factor 1), TSH (Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone).

How much does the Pre-TRT Baseline panel cost?

$286.00 before discount, $257.40 with code CAMERON applied automatically. Individual markers add a one-time $10 draw fee. Ordered through Marek Diagnostics and drawn at any Quest Diagnostics location in the US.

Do I need a doctor's order for these tests?

No. These are ordered direct-to-consumer through Marek Diagnostics — you order online, walk into a Quest location, and results are emailed to you in about two weeks. No physician visit or insurance required. Not available in NY, NJ or RI.

When should I get the Pre-TRT Baseline panel drawn?

Morning, 7–10am, fasted. Ideally the same conditions you'll use for all future monitoring, so the comparison stays clean.

Important: This page is education only, not medical advice and not a diagnosis. A panel is a starting point for a conversation with a clinician, not a substitute for one. Reference ranges vary by laboratory and assay — always compare against the range printed on your own report.