Women make a small amount of testosterone that supports libido, energy, mood, muscle and bone. It declines gradually with age, and reading it with SHBG, estradiol and progesterone shows how your balance is shifting around menopause.
This is the portion of testosterone available to your tissues. As SHBG changes around menopause, free testosterone can move independently of the total, helping explain shifts in libido, strength or energy.
Progesterone is often the first hormone to fall in perimenopause as ovulation becomes less regular. It is linked with sleep quality and calm, and its balance with estradiol helps explain changing cycles.
Estradiol protects bone density, blood vessels and brain health, and it declines across the menopause transition. Tracking it over time gives context for your lipid profile and the other hormones on this kit.
Sex Hormone Binding Globulin (SHBG)
Sex hormone-binding globulin carries estradiol and testosterone in the blood and decides how much is free to act. In women it shifts with menopause, thyroid function and metabolic health, so it frames your free testosterone result.
Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH)
Thyroid changes become more common in women with age and can mimic menopause symptoms such as fatigue, weight change or low mood. Checking TSH helps separate the two.
Lipid Profile (4 Markers)
This covers the main cholesterol and triglyceride numbers tied to long-term heart risk. LDL often rises after menopause as estradiol falls, so your cholesterol and triglyceride numbers are a key part of tracking heart health as you age.
Creatinine is a waste product from muscle that the kidneys filter out, making it a standard check on kidney function. Kidney health matters more with age, and creatinine also reflects muscle mass, which tends to decline later in life.
Hematocrit is the share of your blood made up of red cells. For women, low values are commonly linked with iron loss from heavy periods, and it reads together with hemoglobin to show oxygen-carrying capacity.
This is the protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen. Low hemoglobin is linked with fatigue and reduced stamina, and with hematocrit it helps show whether heavy or irregular perimenopausal bleeding is affecting your blood count.