How does private testosterone testing work in Denmark?
A doctor assesses your symptoms, orders a fasting morning blood panel electronically, you have it taken at a public hospital laboratory, and a second fasting morning sample confirms a low result before any treatment is started.
- Phone consultationA licensed Danish doctor goes through your symptoms, medical history, medicine and whether you want children, and decides whether a work-up makes sense. At Recepta you pay DKK 0 on the day you book; the work-up is charged after the first consultation, and only if you decide together to go on to the blood tests.
- Blood tests ordered electronicallyThe doctor requests the tests, and you book a morning time yourself at a public hospital laboratory in your region. The first panel measures testosterone, SHBG, LH, FSH, oestradiol, prolactin, haematocrit, haemoglobin, liver and kidney values, lipids, HbA1c and, in men over 40, PSA.
- Results and second sampleResults typically come within a week, and the doctor goes through them with you. If testosterone is low, a confirming fasting morning sample is taken at least 3 to 6 weeks later, as the national guideline requires.
- Prostate check for men over 40The guideline requires a normal PSA and a prostate examination before treatment starts; the doctor tells you how to arrange it, for example at your own GP.
- Treatment plan and prescriptionIf both samples confirm a deficiency, you agree on gel or a long-acting injection, and the e-prescription is sent to your pharmacy. Control blood tests follow after 3 to 6 months and after 12 months, then yearly.
Where are the blood tests taken, and which regions are open?
At a public hospital laboratory in your own region; Recepta currently has laboratory agreements in the Capital Region (Region Hovedstaden) and the Central Denmark Region (Region Midtjylland), and men elsewhere can join the waiting list.
The blood tests can only be taken at hospitals where Recepta is set up as a requesting clinic. Today that is the Capital Region and the Central Denmark Region, and the rest of the country is to follow. On the Danish booking page you enter your postcode; if your region is not open yet, you leave your name, e-mail and mobile number, and the doctor contacts you directly as soon as a blood test site opens near you. No health information is stored on the waiting list.
What does testosterone treatment cost privately in Denmark?
At Recepta the work-up including the consultation, both morning blood tests and the treatment plan costs DKK 1,249, and treatment, if a deficiency is confirmed, costs DKK 0 for the first 4 weeks and then DKK 349 per 4 weeks without binding; medicine is paid separately at the pharmacy.
| Item | Recepta | Other private clinics |
|---|---|---|
| Work-up including blood tests | DKK 1,249 | DKK 1,500 to 2,900 |
| Ongoing doctor programme | DKK 349 per 4 weeks, first 4 weeks DKK 0 | DKK 400 to 900 per month |
| Two morning samples before diagnosis | Yes | Yes |
Other clinics' prices read from their own price pages on 14 October 2026. The public system works you up free of charge, but requires a referral from your GP and usually means a wait at a hormone department.
The DKK 349 per 4 weeks covers follow-up, messages to the doctor, prescriptions and at least two control blood tests a year. If the blood tests do not show a deficiency, the programme stops after the work-up and nothing more is charged. Medicine costs about DKK 75 to 470 per month at the pharmacy, depending on preparation and dose.
Who is the private route suitable for, and who should go to the public system?
It suits men aged 18 and over with symptoms of testosterone deficiency who want a work-up according to the national guideline without a referral; men who want children, healthy men who want to train better, and men with erection problems alone are not candidates.
If the blood tests show that the deficiency is secondary and comes from the pituitary, the work-up and treatment belong at a specialist department in the public system, which the doctor will tell you. Testosterone is covered by the Danish doping law and may only be possessed on a doctor's prescription, so a website that sends testosterone without blood tests is acting illegally.
Do I need a CPR number or MitID for testosterone treatment?
You book with your name and e-mail without MitID, but the hospital laboratory and the pharmacy both work on your CPR number, so you need one for the blood tests and the prescription.
The laboratory booking runs through your region's booking system on your CPR number, and the e-prescription is stored on it in the shared prescription system. The booking page at recepta.dk/t is in Danish; write to kontakt@recepta.dk if you want help with it in English before you book. See CPR number and MitID.
Frequently asked questions
Can I get testosterone tested privately in Denmark without a referral?
What testosterone level is low?
How much does TRT cost in Denmark?
Is the consultation in English?
I live in Odense or Aalborg. Can I start?
Do I have to come to a clinic?
Sources
- Danish Society of Endocrinology (Dansk Endokrinologisk Selskab): National guideline (NBV) on male testosterone deficiency: two fasting morning samples, PSA and prostate examination in men over 40, and control blood tests during treatment.
- Lægehåndbogen (sundhed.dk): Testosterone treatment and reference ranges for total testosterone; a value above 12 nmol/l makes deficiency unlikely.
- European Association of Urology (EAU): Guidelines on sexual and reproductive health, including the fasting morning sample and the 12 nmol/l threshold.
- Danish Patient Safety Authority (Styrelsen for Patientsikkerhed): The register of treatment sites and the authorisation register.
- Recepta: The testosterone work-up at recepta.dk/t, prices and open regions as published on 20 October 2026.
This page is health information and does not replace a medical assessment. Recepta does not sell medicine; prescription medicine is only dispensed after an individual assessment by a doctor and is bought at the pharmacy.