[MonikaT]

Well, if you can afford it, you CAN just leave the doctors out of it:

http://zionpharmacy.com/hormone-saliva-testing/

Another option, though more expensive, is this:

http://www.lef.org/Vitamins-Supplements/ItemLC100010/Male-Comprehensive-Hormone-Panel-Blood-Test.html?source=search&key=blood%20testing

I've been to two nurse practitioners and one doctor, partly because I thought I have low T. One NP wanted saliva testing that my insurance won't cover. The other NP said saliva is inaccurate and wanted blood tests, but refused to order estradiol or SHBG. The doctor wouldn't even consider checking T. It took me months to get him to order it, then he insisted everything was fine because the range for free T is 5-50, and I was at 10.

So, there you have it. Saliva and blood are either highly accurate or horribly inaccurate depending on the medical professional you're seeing.

I've kind of given up on trying to figure it all out and decided to grow boobies.