Founder and author
I spent two years being told I was normal.
My testosterone came back borderline. My GP said it wasn’t worth treating. Probably stress. Within range for my age. I was tired by 2pm every day, training four times a week and getting nowhere, losing focus in meetings I used to run. Not myself. But apparently fine.
I pushed further. Got the full picture. Tested SHBG, Free T, the markers the standard panel skips. That’s when I understood why the first test had missed it. Total testosterone tells you part of the story. It doesn’t tell you how much is actually available to your body. Mine wasn’t.
I got the right support. It changed everything.
I built Andro Prime because I lost two years to a process that should have taken two weeks. Thousands of men are in the same position right now, being told they’re fine when they’re not. The data exists. They just can’t access it easily.
Now they can.
I write for Andro Prime about what I’ve learned navigating men’s health diagnostics: the markers that matter, the questions to ask, and how to read your own results without a medical degree. Clinical content is reviewed by Dr Ewa Lindo, our GMC-registered medical lead.
Articles by this author
Is the male menopause real? What andropause feels like, why a symptom list can't tell you the cause, and how to find out where your testosterone actually sits. Reviewed by a GMC-registered GP.
Read your blood test results in plain English: markers, ranges, units, and why "normal" can still mean symptomatic. GMC-reviewed UK guide for men.
What the free androgen index (FAI) and SHBG tell you about the usable testosterone your total T number hides, why UK labs report a calculated free testosterone for men instead, and when either figure adds anything. Reviewed by GMC-registered GP Dr Ewa Lindo.
Stress shows up in the body long before most men name it: a churning gut, a tight chest, broken sleep, breakouts, flat energy. Here's what each signal is, what to change this week, and the honest line for when it's more than stress.
Most everyday brain fog in otherwise-healthy men traces to a short list of fixable inputs, not a brain problem. Here's what causes brain fog, what to change this week, and the honest line for when it's worth seeing a doctor.
What a cholesterol test measures, what counts as healthy in the UK, and ApoB: the cardiovascular marker most standard tests skip. Reviewed by GMC-registered GP Dr Ewa Lindo.
What a thyroid test measures (TSH, Free T4, T3 and TPO antibodies), what counts as normal in the UK, and the symptoms men miss. Reviewed by GMC-registered GP Dr Ewa Lindo.
The levers that genuinely move testosterone are losing excess body fat, strength training, proper sleep, and easing off alcohol and stress, not booster pills. Here's what the evidence supports, what's oversold, and why measuring where you stand beats guessing.
What a liver function blood test measures, what counts as normal in the UK, and what a raised result really means for active men. Reviewed by GMC-registered GP Dr Ewa Lindo.
What a B12 blood test measures, why active B12 (holotranscobalamin) matters more than total, and how to read your number. Reviewed by GMC-registered GP Dr Ewa Lindo.
What an FBC (full blood count) measures, how to read a normal result, and the fatigue markers it doesn't test. Reviewed by GMC-registered GP Dr Ewa Lindo.
What a ferritin blood test measures, what counts as low or normal for UK men, and why a low result is a GP conversation. Reviewed by GMC-registered GP Dr Ewa Lindo.
Most persistent tiredness in otherwise-healthy men comes down to a short list of everyday inputs, not illness. Here's what's draining you, what to change this week, and the honest line for when tiredness is worth seeing a doctor.
The NHS "normal" testosterone range was built to flag illness, not to define wellness. Here's why "within range" doesn't mean "well", and what to actually do with the result.
What a CRP blood test measures, what counts as high in the UK, and what to do with the number. Reviewed by GMC-registered GP Dr Ewa Lindo.
The 14 most common signs of low Vitamin D in UK adult men, what each one means, and why the most reliable signal is no signal at all. Reviewed by a GMC-registered GP.
What low Vitamin D actually feels like in UK men, the NICE nmol/L thresholds, and what to do with the number. Reviewed by GMC-registered GP Dr Ewa Lindo.
What an inflammatory markers blood test measures, what counts as high in the UK, and what to do with the number. UK-specific, reviewed by a GMC-registered GP.