Understand where you are in your hormonal transition
The short answer
Menopause Assessment Panel bundles 8 tests — FSH (Follicle Stimulating Hormone), LH (Luteinizing Hormone) and Estradiol (E2) plus 5 more — for $179.99 plus one $6 lab processing fee (about $22.50 per test). No fasting is needed; results post in 2–4 business days. Physician-authorized with no doctor's visit or insurance needed; one draw at Quest or Labcorp.
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The Menopause Assessment Panel helps women evaluate whether symptoms like hot flashes, mood changes, irregular periods, and sleep disruption are related to perimenopause or menopause. Elevated FSH and LH with declining estradiol confirm the menopausal transition, while TSH rules out thyroid dysfunction, which can mimic menopause symptoms. Progesterone reflects ovarian function and cycle status, while total testosterone with SHBG reveals bioavailable androgen levels — low testosterone in midlife women contributes to fatigue, low libido, and reduced muscle mass. Vitamin D is included because it is commonly low in midlife women and important for bone health as estrogen declines.
FSH, LH, Estradiol, TSH. The standard hormone workup to confirm menopause/perimenopause and rule out thyroid as a contributing cause of symptoms.
Women 40+ experiencing irregular periods, hot flashes, sleep disruption, mood changes, or other classic perimenopause/menopause symptoms. Women considering HRT who want baseline hormones before starting.
Sample Type
Blood draw
Fasting
Not required
Results In
2–4 business days
Biomarkers
8 across 8 tests
8 individual tests · 8 biomarkers measured — each test linked so you can learn more.
No fasting required. Best drawn in the morning.
What can throw off this result
Physician-reviewed “Before your test” pages — what each factor does, for how long, and what to do about it.
A Menopause Assessment Panel costs $179.99 at TestWell — $185.99 all-in when ordered alone, because the $6 lab processing fee is charged once per order, with no draw fee or physician fee added. Ordered directly from the labs' own consumer sites, the closest equivalent lists at $155.00 at Quest Health and $139.00 at Labcorp OnDemand (list prices checked Sep 12, 2026; see the notes on how the products differ). With insurance, what you pay depends on your deductible and your plan's negotiated rate; TestWell's price is fixed before the draw and is HSA/FSA-eligible.
| Where you order | Price | One test, all-in | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| TestWell (drawn at Quest or Labcorp) | $179.99 | $185.99 | Includes the one $6 lab processing fee, charged once per order |
| Quest Health (Quest Diagnostics' own site) | $155.00 | $155.00 | Marker lists differ; both are FSH/estradiol-centred menopause panels · list price checked Sep 12, 2026 |
| Labcorp OnDemand (Labcorp's own site) | $139.00 | $139.00 | Marker lists differ; both are FSH/estradiol-centred menopause panels · list price checked Sep 12, 2026 |
Competitor prices are read from the linked public pages and re-checked regularly; the labs' sites may add taxes or change prices without notice.
Compare more: Quest Diagnostics price list · Labcorp price list · Quest vs Labcorp · Lab test price checker
Persistently elevated FSH (>25 mIU/mL) with low Estradiol on multiple draws supports menopause — but a single draw can be misleading during perimenopause when hormones fluctuate dramatically week to week. Definitive diagnosis usually requires 12 months without a period plus clinical symptoms; labs are supportive but not definitive.
Many 'menopause symptoms' (fatigue, weight changes, brain fog, mood shifts, sleep disruption) overlap heavily with hypothyroidism. Ruling out TSH abnormalities first prevents misattributing treatable thyroid disease to menopause and missing the simpler diagnosis.
Menopause Panel is focused (4 tests: FSH, LH, Estradiol, TSH) — confirms menopause + rules out thyroid. Women's Hormone Panel is comprehensive (9 tests, adds Progesterone, Testosterone, DHEA-S, SHBG, Prolactin) — broader hormonal evaluation. Use Menopause for symptom confirmation; use Women's Hormone for full workup.
On TestWell, the Menopause Panel is $179.99. Quest Direct lists comparable bundles at $217, walk-in hospital labs typically bill $400-600 for the same biomarkers without insurance.
No fasting required. Time matters only if you're still cycling — early follicular phase (days 3-5) gives the most interpretable baseline. If cycles are irregular or absent, draw any day with that noted in interpretation. Morning draw preferred for consistency.
Yes for women with low libido or considering bioidentical hormone therapy. Add Testosterone Total and SHBG to evaluate bioavailable testosterone, which declines with menopause and can contribute to low libido. The Women's Hormone Panel includes these.
Once for diagnosis if symptoms are clear. Every 3-6 months during HRT titration. Annually thereafter while on stable HRT. Once you're 12 months without a period, no further lab confirmation is needed.
Menopause Assessment Panel results are typically ready in 2–4 business days after your draw at Quest or Labcorp. TestWell emails you the moment they post, and your results dashboard shows each marker against its reference range with a plain-English explanation.
Cycle day, biotin supplements and oral contraceptives and estrogen can change a Menopause Assessment Panel result without anything being wrong. Cycle day can shift FSH, LH and Estradiol and can raise Progesterone — draw on cycle days 2–5. Biotin supplements can falsely lower TSH and can falsely raise 25-Hydroxy Vitamin D — stop biotin ≥72 hours before the draw. Oral contraceptives and estrogen can raise SHBG and can lower Total Testosterone and FSH — expected; interpret testosterone with it. Each factor is covered on our physician-reviewed "Before your test" pages; when one applies, the fix is usually to remove it and retest.
Order the Menopause Assessment Panel online from TestWell for $179.99 (plus a $6 per-order lab processing fee) — no doctor's visit, referral or insurance needed. A licensed physician authorizes the order, then you walk into any Quest or Labcorp patient service center near you for the draw (the lab locator on our site lists the closest ones by ZIP code), and results arrive in 2–4 business days.
Medically reviewed by Youmna DiStefano, MD · Last reviewed September 2026
Starting at $456 at other labs
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$179.99
+ $6 lab processing fee at checkout
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