The 4-Hour Body - An Uncommon Guide to Rapid Fat-Loss, Incredible Sex, and Becoming Superhuman - Timothy Ferriss
That's fine: just get them done.
You don't need to know what all of these mean; you just need to photocopy them and have a
conversation with your doctor.17
If male, have these tests:
Semen analysis (includes volume, which should be >1.5 ml; concentration/count > 20
million/ml; motility > 40%; morphology > 30% normal by WHO criteria)
Testosterone (both total and free)
Estradiol
Luteinizing hormone (LH)
Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) (tests hypothalamus functioning)
Prolactin (pituitary level)
Total cholesterol (160200)
AST (2030)
ALT (2030)
If female, have these tests:
Estradiol
Luteinizing hormone (LH)
Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) (tests hypothalamus functioning)
Prolactin (pituitary level)
Total cholesterol (160200)
AST (2030)
ALT (2030)
Day 3 FSH and E2 (estradiol) blood tests (looks at ovarian reserve; the doctor can also do
an antral follicular count by ultrasound and/or check anti-muellerian hormone by blood)