What is it?
Free Testosterone is the portion of unbound (free) male hormone testosterone that is free from binding proteins (SHBG) and Albumin proportions.
Free Testosterone is the portion of unbound (free) male hormone testosterone that is free from binding proteins (SHBG) and Albumin proportions.
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In the UK, we screen for many different conditions. This starts before we are even born when foetuses are screened for conditions such as Down’s syndrome then, in the new born period, babies are screened for metabolic diseases and hearing problems, school children are screened for colour blindness, and in adulthood we are screened for breast cancer, cervical cancer, and bowel cancer. But we don’t screen for prostate cancer despite the existence of a simple blood test that can alert us to the possibility of the disease.
Why not?
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