At-Home Labs
· Hormone + metabolic
Hormone panels, metabolic markers, longevity tests. Which labs are CLIA-certified, which are gimmicks, which are worth your money.
Reviews launching in this category.
Function Health, InsideTracker, Marek Health, Everlywell, Quest direct-to-consumer, plus the metabolic-marker startups. One review every 3 weeks.
Get notified when the first review goes live.
One email when the first provider review in this category publishes. No newsletter spam — just the launch note.
Four dimensions,
on every provider.
Every review in this category answers the same four questions. Equal-weighted scoring, transparent methodology, updated when pricing or regulation shifts.
CLIA certification + lab partner
Which actual CLIA-certified reference lab runs the assay. Many "at-home" brands are just marketing wrappers on Quest or Labcorp panels.
Panel completeness
A "hormone panel" might be 3 markers or 30. We list exactly what each program tests for vs what the comparable Quest panel includes.
Result interpretation
Whether you get a real clinician's narrative interpretation or just a graph of "out of range" red dots.
Followup support
Some panels include a follow-up consultation with a prescriber who can act on the results. Others just hand you a PDF.
The Apothecary and MOMENT are the same brand — daily supplements and on-demand strips, no physician required.
How we grade.
Four dimensions, equal weight. Cost (total 12-month all-in), intake honesty (we complete it), sourcing transparency, and screening rigor.