Numan Blood Tests Reviewed: What You Get, What It Costs, and Who It Suits
Numan made its name on men’s health. Hair loss, erectile dysfunction, weight loss, all of it sold online with a prescription attached. The blood tests came later and quietly turned into the most interesting part of the business, because they are the bit you can buy without committing to a treatment.
There are 14 of them, from a £40.60 cholesterol check to a £151 perimenopause panel, and unlike most men’s health brands Numan sells seriously to women too. If you landed here after searching for a “numan blood test for woman” or a Numan erectile dysfunction test, this is what to know before you pay.
What Numan actually sells
Numan splits its range into three groups.
General health. The Core Blood Test (16 markers) and Complete Blood Test (20 markers) are the MOT-style panels, covering organ function, cholesterol, blood sugar, thyroid and a few vitamins. There is also a Nutritional panel, a Metabolic panel aimed at weight, a Weight Loss panel, and two cardiovascular panels at 15 and 20 markers.
Men’s health. The Erectile Dysfunction Blood Test checks 12 markers chosen to find the physical causes of ED. The Essential Hormone Analysis looks at 16. The Men’s Health Blood Test bundles 20, and the Testosterone Venous Blood Test is the big one at 43 markers.
Women’s health. The Female Hormone Blood Test covers 8 markers for cycle and hormone balance, the Menopause Blood Test covers 9, and the Perimenopause Blood Test covers 12 including AMH.
How the testing works
Most panels use a finger-prick kit, and Numan also offers the Tasso+ device on several tests. The Tasso+ collects blood from your upper arm at the press of a button with no finger pricking at all, which is the single best thing Numan does for anyone who has ever botched a lancet. The Thyroid, Menopause and Perimenopause tests use it.
Only the Testosterone Venous Blood Test needs a needle. That one is a nurse visit at home or a clinic appointment, which is why it can measure 43 markers when the finger-prick panels top out at 20.
Post your sample between Monday and Thursday and it has to go in the post the same day. Results land in your account in 3 to 5 working days, along with a written review from a clinician. Samples go to Alderley Lighthouse Labs or Randox Laboratories, both UKAS-accredited, and Numan itself is CQC-registered.
What Numan’s blood tests cost
| Test | Markers | Price | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cholesterol Blood Test | 6 | £40.60 | View test£40.60 |
| Erectile Dysfunction Blood Test | 12 | £54.60 | View test£54.60 |
| Weight Loss Blood Test | 12 | £54.60 | View test£54.60 |
| Female Hormone Blood Test | 8 | £58.31 | View test£58.31 |
| Menopause Blood Test | 9 | £58.31 | View test£58.31 |
| Essential Hormone Analysis | 16 | £61.60 | View test£61.60 |
| Metabolic Health Blood Test | 12 | £61.60 | View test£61.60 |
| Core Blood Test (Full Check-up) | 16 | £61.60 | View test£61.60 |
| Thyroid Health Blood Test | 6 | £61.60 | View test£61.60 |
| Nutritional Health Blood Test | n/a | £61.60 | View test£61.60 |
| Cardiovascular Blood Test | 15 | £61.60 | View test£61.60 |
| Complete Blood Test | 20 | £82.60 | View test£82.60 |
| Men’s Health Blood Test | 20 | £82.60 | View test£82.60 |
| Complete Cardiovascular Blood Test | 20 | £82.60 | View test£82.60 |
| Testosterone Venous Blood Test | 43 | £99 | View test£99 |
| Perimenopause Blood Test (incl. AMH) | 12 | £105.84 | View test£105.84 |
These are the prices showing on Numan’s site today. Numan also advertises 30% off your first blood test for new customers, so a first order can come in under these figures.
How that compares with Medichecks, Thriva and Forth
Numan is not the cheapest way to test a single marker. Medichecks sells a standalone testosterone test for £19, a cholesterol test for £39 and a thyroid function test for £45. Forth is similar, at £29 for testosterone and £50 for a thyroid panel.
Where Numan earns its keep is the bundle. The Core Blood Test at £61.60 covers 16 markers, which works out around £3.85 a marker, and you get a clinician to interpret the lot rather than a PDF and a reference range. Thriva is the more expensive comparison: £99 for its Women’s Hormones test, £122.40 for thyroid and £131 for Menopause Insights.
So the choice comes down to how many markers you actually want. For one marker, Medichecks and Forth are cheaper. For a panel you want interpreted, Numan is competitive and usually undercuts Thriva for the same job.
To compare hormone and menopause test prices across every UK provider side by side, visit our compare page to look at female hormone, menopause or testosterone blood tests.
The subscription and the money-back guarantee
Numan sells blood tests on a subscription, which catches people out, and you can pause or cancel it at any time. If you are the sort of person who tests once and forgets about it, cancel once the first kit arrives rather than letting a quarterly charge roll round.
The guarantee is real but narrower than the marketing suggests. Numan refunds your first Complete Blood Test if every result comes back inside the normal range, within 90 days of starting a subscription. Read that carefully. It applies to one test rather than the whole range, and a full refund only happens when the news is good.
Who Numan suits
- Men who want a named panel rather than a generic “male hormone” profile, especially anyone whose GP has been vague about ED or testosterone.
- Women over 45 trying to work out where they are in the menopause transition. Numan’s three women’s panels are unusually well thought through for a company that started in men’s health.
- Anyone who wants a clinician’s written interpretation attached to the numbers.
Who should look elsewhere
- If you need one marker and nothing else, Medichecks undercuts Numan on almost every single test.
- If you want a wide panel drawn by a phlebotomist at home, Lola Health does venous collection with up to 70 markers.
- If your symptoms are ones the NHS will investigate, start with your GP. A private panel is a fast way to get numbers, not a way to jump the queue for treatment.
Practical bits worth knowing
Testosterone runs highest in the morning, so do that finger prick before 10am. If you are still having periods, the female hormone tests are best taken on day 2 to 5 of your cycle. Take the test early in the week and post it the same day, because a sample sitting in a postbox over the weekend is a wasted kit.
What if your results come back low?
Do not act on a single reading. Levels move around, and one out-of-range number is a reason to retest and talk to a doctor, not a reason to start buying supplements.
If something is flagged, take the report to your GP. A private result is a starting point for a conversation about treatment, and for most of what Numan measures (thyroid, blood sugar, cholesterol, testosterone) the NHS has a pathway. For low vitamin D or a borderline ferritin, diet and sensible supplementation usually sort it, but confirm with a repeat test rather than guessing at a dose.
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