How to Test Hormone Levels at Home: Kits, Timing and Cost

• Hormone testing kits are available for you to use at home with a finger-prick blood card, saliva, or both. Each can be mailed to a certified lab and results will be shared with a doctor; however, a kit cannot diagnose a condition on its own.
• Everlywell offers a hormone kit, and as of October 2026, cost ranges from $69 to $249. No home kit sellers we checked bill insurance, but most take HSA or FSA cards. Everlywell’s testosterone pages say at home lab kits aren’t available in New York.
• Timing will matter for testing. For example: you will need to know the day of your cycle for estrogen and progesterone. Testosterone samples must be taken in the early morning and four points across one day for cortisol.

At home kits come to you by mail. You then collect your sample either from a fingertip blood prick or a saliva test and mail it to the lab. Everlywell sells mail-in lab tests and they currently have six hormone kits available. Testosterone starts at $69 and there is also a women’s panel with 10 markers for $249. After your sample is received it is reviewed by a physician in your state and you are provided the results.

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Can you test hormone levels at home?

Yes! Samples for hormone level testing like estradiol, progesterone, FSH, LH, testosterone, DHEA, and cortisol are available online. These tests normally ship directly to you and have you use a lancet to prick a finger tip. You then drop blood onto a card that dries before you mail it. Saliva tests may also be used and will ask you to provide samples into small tubes at specified times. Everlywell says for its women’ s panel users complete a finger prick along with four saliva tubes for cortisol all collected across one day.

At this time none of the kits we compared use urine analysis or collection

At-home hormone test kits compared

There are several at-home options available. The biggest differences tend to come with how many markers they measure and whether or not they are available to residents in New York. The table lists the main options as of October 2026, leaving out thyroid-only kits. The Quest and Labcorp tests are ordered online and drawn from your arm at their sites.

More about Everlywell’s hormone kits

Everlywell currently offers panels for Women’s health and Men’s Health. The Women’s Health Test is its broadest panel, looking at nine hormones and one thyroid antibody. These are all compared with ranges for your reproductive stage. The Men’s Health Test and Testosterone Tests is sold only to men 18+ and reports the total testosterone number only.

There is also a Metabolism test and the $99 Cortisol and Stress Test that both measure the same three hormones. Our guide to testing cortisol at home covers this more in detail.

At this time Everlywell has discontinued three hormone kits: Perimenopause Test (estradiol, LH and FSH), the Postmenopause Test (estradiol and progesterone), and the Women’s Fertility Test. The Perimenopause Test’s old web address now opens the $249 Women’s Health Test.¹

Other sellers

• LetsGetChecked’s female panel costs less than Everlywell’s but skips progesterone, testosterone, and cortisol. The subscription brings it to $97.30 every three months. Its men’s kit adds SHBG and a calculated free testosterone.
• myLAB Box sells a $129 Perimenopause Test (FSH, estradiol and progesterone).
• Modern Fertility, now part of Ro, has closed its Hormone Test to new users.

How to test: step by step

With most kits the hormone testing follows a similar order/procedure. The list below comes from Everlywell’s women’s panel, which has the most involved schedule. Other kits set their own collection days.

1. Order the kit. Everlywell can offer a refund if, after a physician reviews the order, they decide the test isn’t right for you.
2. Register the kit. Scan the QR code on the box to get started. It’s important to remember that Everlywell won’t refund or replace a kit that reaches the lab unregistered.
3. Check your medications. Things like hormonal birth control, hormone replacement, spironolactone, and some supplements, such as DHEA, can affect results. Everlywell asks you to wait six weeks after stopping hormone therapy before providing a sample.
4. Collect on the right days. For the women’s panel Day 1 is the first day of full flow. Give blood on day 3 or 4, then blood and saliva on day 21 of a 28-day cycle, or about seven days before your next period.²
5. Mail the samples with the prepaid label.
6. Read your results online. Everlywell’s product pages say this can take a few days, its support center says 5 to 7 business days after the lab processes the sample, and its testosterone pages show days 10 to 14 from ordering. So expect a few days to two weeks for results.

If you have fewer than three periods a year, very unpredictable cycles, or no cycle after a hysterectomy or ablation, Everlywell lets you collect everything in one day. It is also recommended you speak to a provider first about extremely irregular cycles, very heavy bleeding, or significant pain.

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Why timing changes results

Hormone levels fluctuate throughout the day and over the month, so one sample captures only that moment you collected. Since Testosterone levels peak between 7:00-10:00 AM, it is recommended samples be collected during this time. MedlinePlus supports this claim and notes this is why clinics encourage draws during that window.³ Other levels, like Cortisol, are highest in the morning and lowest in the middle of the night, which is why Everlywell’s women’s panel requests four saliva samples across one day. Hormones like estrogen and progesterone shift through the menstrual cycle so samples may need to be collected on specific days. For example: LetsGetChecked asks for its female panel on days 3 to 7 and Quest’s menopause panel on day 2, 3 or 4.

How accurate are at-home tests?

At this time, At-home hormone tests have no published accuracy figures and our research found no study comparing any commercial home hormone kit with a standard arm blood draw. Everlywell says its home collection is validated against clinic testing, but there is no published data available for its hormone panels.

The finger-prick method has some research supporting its use. A 2001 laboratory study compared dried blood spot tests with standard blood tests for estradiol, progesterone, and testosterone. The results were more consistent in women, with the dried blood spots accounting for about 89% of the variation in standard test results, compared with 46% in men; however, the study used laboratory-developed tests rather than commercially available at-home kits.⁴ A conference abstract examining self-collected samples from people using testosterone gel found that about one-third of samples could not be used, mainly because of contamination from the gel or problems with sample collection.⁵

Saliva has weaker support, particularly in the area of sex hormones. The ACOG and the American Society for Reproductive Medicine said in a 2012 Blue Cross NC coverage policy that saliva hormone levels have no proven biological meaning and are not an accurate or precise way to measure hormones.⁶ The same policy cites endocrinologists (AACE, 2011) on large swings in saliva sex hormones within one person and calls saliva testing for menopause not medically necessary. Everlywell’s tests are laboratory-developed tests from CLIA-certified labs, which the FDA doesn’t review before sale.

What a single reading can and can’t show

A single hormone reading can show where a level sat on the day you collected it, but it can’t confirm a diagnosis. Everlywell’s men’s page says no single test diagnoses a condition, and Quest says its expanded women’s panel can show hormone patterns seen in PCOS, whereas diagnosis needs a clinical evaluation that may include imaging and more lab tests.

Low testosterone

The Endocrine Society diagnoses low testosterone only in men with symptoms and consistently low levels, measured on a fasting morning sample and then repeated.⁷ When total testosterone is near the low end of normal, it also calls for free testosterone. Everlywell’s men’s kits report total testosterone only.

Perimenopause and menopause

UK guidance from NICE says that women aged 45 and older can usually be diagnosed with menopause based on their symptoms alone. Hormone tests, including FSH, generally aren’t helpful in this age group because hormone levels fluctuate during perimenopause, and the results don’t change how menopause is managed; however, doctors may still order other tests, such as thyroid tests, if they suspect another condition is causing the symptoms.⁸

The FDA also cautions that at-home FSH tests cannot diagnose menopause or perimenopause. Although these tests detect elevated FSH levels about 9 times out of 10, a single result isn’t reliable enough to determine whether someone is menopausal or can safely stop using contraception.⁹

Hormones, mood and when to see a doctor

Mental health symptoms and physical symptoms can be very interlated. Everlywell lists depression, anxiousness, irritability, and mood swings among reasons to take its kits. It’s important to note that no sources indicate that a normal home result rules out depression or anxiety, or that an abnormal one explains them.

A 2018 guideline from the North American Menopause Society and the National Network of Depression Centers calls perimenopause a window of higher risk for depression. It notes most women with a major depressive episode during this time have had one before.¹⁰ It also says diagnosis rests on the menopausal stage, as well as psychiatric assessment and screening tools. At this time the front-line treatments are antidepressants and talk therapy. Estrogen is not approved to treat perimenopausal depression, though there’s some evidence it lifts mood, especially in women who also have hot flashes. Our guides to menopause and depression and hormonal depression go further in detail.

In men, a 2019 analysis of 27 trials with 1,890 participants linked testosterone treatment with a small drop in depressive symptoms compared with placebo, but its authors called the treatment controversial.¹¹

Since mental health symptoms can be related to underlying physical causes a kit can help provide more detailed data. For example: depression or anxiety are often symptoms of an underactive or overactive thyroid, which can develop slowly. For more about anxiety, see can hormones cause anxiety.

If low mood, anxiety or poor sleep is behind your interest in a test, a doctor or therapist can assess those directly and provide more guidance on if a kit may be the best fit. If you’re thinking about suicide or feel unsafe, call or text 988 to reach the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.

Cost and can you use insurance?

The short answer is that insurance is not accepted especially for direct purchases; however, some companies like Everlywell, LetsGetChecked, myLAB Box, and Labcorp OnDemand accept HSA or FSA cards. Everlywell isn’t contracted with any insurer, LetsGetChecked doesn’t accept insurance, and Quest’s direct purchases can’t be submitted for reimbursement. The best way to work with insurance is to have a doctor order labs and these can then be billed to your plan.

Cost for an at-home test can range between $69 to $259 depending on the kit. Everlywell+ is Everlywell’s membership: $39 a month for one credit a month and 20% off extra tests, or 449ayearwiththreebonuscreditsatsignupforalimitedtime.TheTestosteroneTestcostsonecredit(39 against 69atlist)andtheMetabolismTesttwo(78 against $99). Memberships renew automatically, fees aren’t refunded, the yearly plan runs its full 12 months, and unused credits are lost when you cancel.

Important Note: In March 2024 the IRS warned that general wellness spending isn’t a medical expense and that a doctor’s note based on self-reported symptoms doesn’t change that.¹² Always check with your plan administrator.

What Everlywell customers say

As of October 2026, Everlywell has a 2.7 out of 5 rating on Trustpilot from 541 reviews. About 35% of reviewers gave it one star, while 46% gave it five stars.¹³ Trustpilot notes that Everlywell hasn’t recently asked customers to leave reviews, so the feedback may not represent all customers.

Customers who liked the hormone kits praised the easy sample collection and timely results. Some also said the women’s panel identified low hormone levels or elevated thyroid antibodies that their doctors hadn’t previously checked.

Negative reviews described results that differed significantly from blood tests ordered by doctors just one or two weeks later. Others reported kits that failed because they didn’t collect enough blood or progesterone results that couldn’t be directly compared because one test used saliva and another used blood.

Some customers also found it difficult to interpret saliva test results because the measurement units differed from the blood hormone ranges they found elsewhere. Always interpret your results using the reference ranges provided on your own report, since ranges can vary by sample type and testing method.

For more information about Everlywell’s other testing services, see our Everlywell review.

When Everlywell isn’t the right fit

Not every test is available in every state. If you live in New York, you can’t buy Everlywell’s testosterone or men’s kits, LetsGetChecked’s men’s kit, or myLAB Box’s women’s panel. A blood test ordered by your doctor is usually the next best option. Quest’s direct-purchase blood tests also aren’t available for collection in Arizona, Hawaii, or Puerto Rico.

For men whose testosterone levels come back near the lower end of normal, testing free testosterone and SHBG (a protein that binds to sex hormones) may help clarify the results. Both Quest’s $152 panel and LetsGetChecked’s $199 kit include these markers.

For women 45 and older who have typical menopause symptoms, seeing a clinician may be more helpful than ordering a home hormone test. Younger women dealing with irregular periods or unexplained symptoms may get more out of Everlywell’s Women’s Health Test, especially if they want to check reproductive, adrenal, and thyroid markers with a single kit.

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