When to Check Your Testosterone Level

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: What time of day is best to check my testosterone level?

Sheldon Marks, MD
For a man, it's probably best to get a testosterone level checked late morning…8 to 10.

Interviewer
Why is that?

Sheldon Marks, MD
That's when it peaks. There's normal fluctuation in the testosterone throughout the day, usually morning is one of them, which is why men's libido, their sex drive, tends to be higher in the morning because their testosterone levels are higher.