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Testosterone, Total
Total testosterone measures the combined bound and free hormone. A timed result can help investigate symptoms of androgen deficiency or excess.
Price for this test on its ownAED 165Test price AED 65
Clinical authorDr Nirupama SabhapathySpecialist Clinical Pathology
- Sample
- Serum
- Laboratory turnaround
- 24 hours
- Collection
- Dubai
- Laboratory
- Intel Lab
Understanding the test
What does the Total Testosterone test measure?
Also called Total Testosterone
A total testosterone measurement may help investigate symptoms of androgen deficiency or excess or follow prescribed treatment.
When it may be requested
Checking a hormone pattern
Total testosterone measures the combined free and protein-bound fractions.
Confirming a suspected deficiency
A clinician may request another morning sample when the first result is low.
Before your sample
Prepare for collection
SpecimenSerum
Your checklist
Confirm a morning appointment when investigating a low level. If you use testosterone treatment, ask your prescriber when the sample should be taken in relation to the dose.
A clinician takes a small sample of blood from a vein. The laboratory uses serum, the liquid separated from the blood after it clots.
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Understanding your result
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Result guideTestosterone, Total
Reading your result
Time of day, illness and hormone treatment can affect the concentration. A diagnosis or treatment change generally needs more context than one isolated result.
What can affect it
- A single concentration cannot establish a diagnosis without symptoms and appropriate repeat testing.
From sample to follow-up
Your testing journey
Laboratory testTestosterone, Total
- Specimen
- Serum
- Turnaround
- 24 hours
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Look for Testosterone, Total in your report. Use the sample type and collection time when comparing it with an earlier report.
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Discuss the next step
Discuss the time of collection and timing of any prescribed testosterone before drawing conclusions from a single value.
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Before you book
Why might the clinician repeat a low testosterone result?
Levels can vary with time of day, illness and other factors. A repeat measurement under comparable conditions helps establish whether the change persists.
Why must the sample be taken in the morning?
Testosterone follows a daily rhythm, running highest in the earlier hours and falling away later. A sample taken in the afternoon can read lower simply because of the time. Taking it in the morning, and at a similar time on each occasion, makes results comparable and reduces unnecessary repeat testing.
Why are LH and FSH measured at the same time?
They show where a low testosterone comes from. A raised LH points to the testes not responding despite a strong signal, while a low or normal LH with low testosterone points to the pituitary or hypothalamus not sending the instruction. The two situations are investigated and managed differently.
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Sources & further reading
Written by Dr Nirupama Sabhapathy, Specialist Clinical Pathology. Medically reviewed by Dr Joyce Jose, Specialist Clinical Pathology, on .
Catalogue information and AED price checked on 2 November 2026. Clinical suitability, preparation, collection arrangements and turnaround are confirmed for your selected test.