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Hormone Screening Process & Treatment

Hormone screening ensures service members stay in peak physical strength. This screening identifies:

  • Low testosterone in men
  • Hormonal irregularity in women  
  • Energy irregularity in men and women

Men’s screening process includes:

  • Laboratory testing
  • Follow-up clinical evaluations, as needed

Treatment begins with lifestyle changes that restore testosterone levels. This includes things like:

  • Good nutrition 
  • Sleep
  • Physical fitness
  • Stress management
  • Weight loss

Providers may prescribe hormone replacement therapies while treating underlying medical conditions.

Women’s screening process includes:

  • Clinical evaluation to discuss symptoms
  • Laboratory testing, if needed

Providers will evaluate their menstrual regularity, sleep, and recovery. If there’s an underlying issue, then blood panels may be ordered. 

Hormone Screening Process & Treatment