Female Sports Hormone Test
What is a sports hormone test?
Training is a stress you apply on purpose. Handled well, you adapt. Push past what you can recover from and the signals reverse — recovery slows, sleep suffers, and performance stalls however hard you work.
Female physiology gives you an extra signal that men don't have. Your cycle is one of the most sensitive indicators of whether training and recovery are in balance: when they drift apart, cycles often become irregular or stop. That's worth investigating properly rather than training through, and it's part of what this panel looks at.
It covers the full hormone panel, the stress hormones, IGF-1, the markers that show how much damage a training block has caused, and the everyday health markers heavy training can quietly affect.
Worth considering if you're:
- Training at serious volume, or plateaued despite consistent work
- Recovering poorly, or noticing fatigue, poor sleep or low mood
- Seeing changes in your cycle — irregular, lighter, or absent
- Wanting a baseline before a big block, and a comparison after
What your results look like
You'll receive a clear digital report in your i-screen dashboard within 2 business days. Every marker appears against its laboratory reference interval, grouped the way a coach or clinician would think about them, with a plain-English summary of what's in range and what isn't.
Your report also includes a biological age estimate, calculated from nine routine markers in the panel — a summary figure, most useful watched over time.
Hormones move across your cycle, which is why the instructions ask you to test about seven days before your period is due. Test at the same point each round and the comparison holds; test at random points and it won't. Two to four times a year, across different training blocks, tells you far more than a single result.
What's included
This snapshot brings together your key results, context, and next steps to give a clear picture of your health.
Our biological age test is a scientifically validated method that uses nine key blood markers to provide personalised insights into your health and ageing. Your biological age score is your biological age compared to your chronological (actual) age.
This hormone analysis includes an oestrogen, testosterone and progesterone test, as well as an LH and FSH test. These sex hormones (in conjunction with adrenal and thyroid hormones) exert powerful effects on the body. Knowing the function and levels of these hormones is a positive step in creating hormone balance and achieving wellbeing.
IGF-1 is involved in a wide range of physiological processes, including bone growth, muscle growth and repair, and the development of the nervous system. It also helps regulate metabolism, including glucose metabolism and fat metabolism.
Cortisol and DHEA-S play important roles in regulating physiological processes in the body. Cortisol has a catabolic effect which mobilises the body’s nutritional resources for fuel. DHEA-S has an opposing anabolic effect and converts food into living tissue. In order to achieve your fitness goals cortisol and DHEA-S must be in proper balance.
Lipids and cholesterol are fat-like substances in your blood. Some are necessary for good health, but when you have a high level of cholesterol in your blood, a lot of it ends up being deposited in the walls of your arteries and other vital organs. Lifestyle choices including diet, exercise and alcohol intake can all influence cholesterol levels and your risk of developing heart disease.
Inadequate recovery from exercise or overtraining can be associated with inflammation and muscle damage.
Blood glucose is generated from carbohydrates and to use this fuel for energy your body needs insulin. With type 2 diabetes the cells either ignore the insulin or the body doesn't produce enough of it. Glucose then builds up leading to problems with the heart, kidneys, eyes, nerves, and blood vessels.
Your liver processes drugs and alcohol, filters toxic chemicals, stores vitamins and minerals, and makes bile, proteins and enzymes. This liver function test measures key liver enzymes and markers relevant to understanding your liver health.
Your kidneys filter waste from your body and regulate salts in your blood. They also produce hormones and vitamins that direct cell activities in many organs and help to control blood pressure. This panel measures key markers of kidney function.
The full blood count measures red cells, white cells and platelets — foundational markers included in most health assessments. It is actually a group of tests that examine different parts of the blood. Results from the following tests provide the broadest picture of your health.
These bone health markers are part of a complex feedback loop that play a critical role in maintaining bone health. When you don’t get enough calcium, you increase your risk of developing osteoporosis and stress fractures.
Test instructions
Take test 7 days before predicted date of menstruation (if known). If menstrual cycle is 28 days, test on day 21 (where day 1 is the first day of bleeding).
Fast from all food and drink (other than water) for at least 8 hours, and no more than 12 hours prior to your test.
Refrain from strenuous exercise for 2 days before your blood test as this can affect the results.
Take your form to one of our affiliated collection centres to have your sample taken.
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