Treatment guide · before you book
Hormone optimisation (TRT) — what to ask.
Testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) is treatment with testosterone, by injection or gel, for low testosterone confirmed by a specialist. This page covers TRT as private clinics sell it, often called “hormone optimisation”.
Source: NHS — The 'male menopause'
Worth asking
- HRT and TRT: Ask for the prescriber's GMC number and the monitoring plan (blood tests).
Six questions to ask before you book
- 01
Who prescribes and monitors the treatment, and what are their qualifications?
- 02
What blood tests would you run before prescribing, and how often would I be reviewed?
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How would we decide together when to adjust or stop treatment?
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Could you tell me who would treat me, and are they on the GMC, NMC or GDC register?
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Could you send me the price before I book, including any consultation fee?
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What does the first consultation involve, and is there a fee?
Clinics in our records that list hormone optimisation (TRT)
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Questions patients ask
What is hormone optimisation (TRT)?
Testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) is treatment with testosterone, by injection or gel, for low testosterone confirmed by a specialist. This page covers TRT as private clinics sell it, often called “hormone optimisation”. Source: NHS, “The 'male menopause'”.
What should I ask before booking hormone optimisation (TRT)?
Who prescribes and monitors the treatment, and what are their qualifications? What blood tests would you run before prescribing, and how often would I be reviewed? How would we decide together when to adjust or stop treatment? Could you tell me who would treat me, and are they on the GMC, NMC or GDC register? Could you send me the price before I book, including any consultation fee? What does the first consultation involve, and is there a fee? Unmist lists questions, not medical advice.
What should I check about hrt and trt in the UK?
Ask for the prescriber's GMC number and the monitoring plan (blood tests).
Which clinics in Unmist’s records list hormone optimisation (TRT)?
1 clinic in Unmist’s records list hormone optimisation (TRT). Their factsheets are linked on this page; the list is a daily-changing sample, never ranked and never paid for.
Unmist does not review, rank, recommend, endorse or clinically assess clinics. Factsheets are based on public and clinic-confirmed information and may be incomplete or out of date. Clinics and practitioners can request a correction.
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