Has anyone had hormonal testing done?

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No... But I will!

I've had several complete hormone workups, because I have Aldosteronism (a benign tumor on the adrenal gland in my case). My blood pressure was out of control, and I was borderline diabetic when we discovered it. My free testosterone was seriously low, and my estrogen was through the roof, thyroid T4 low, and cortisol low. I'm on injections to correct all that, and now my blood pressure, sex drive, and all that is normalized.

None of that is covered my most insurance, and 99% of doctors won't even check for hormone levels. They'll just give you pills for blood pressure, pills for this and pills for that. I especially HATED it and it made me angry and frustrated when doctors would tell me my blood pressure is high because I need to exercise more and eat better. Not because I didn't want to hear that, but they didn't bother to ASK ME what my eating and exercise habits are. Just for the record, I'm 6', 180 lbs, 5.7 % body fat (ideal for a high school track athlete and I'm 43), and I'm a weighlifter/bodybuilder, and I work outside all the time doing heavy work. I eat plain oats and egg whites for breakfast, NO fried foods whatsoever, and I hate salad dressings, mayonnaise, and I couldn't care less about desserts. With all that, and doctors suggest I'm not eating right and I'm a couch potato, makes me feel like punching them in the nose. But I wouldn't really do that of course.

Charles

in 10 years my testosterone level dropped from 800 down to 263. I was told that was normal for a guy in his 50s. I don't like it.

When I started hormone replacement therapy for transitioning MTF, I had my initial hormone levels tested. I had a testosterone level lower than an average females, and my estrogen was above what the average males was. If I was thirty years older than I am now, this would be okay for a male, but I was still young, and my hormones shouldn't have been that way according to "modern science". But now I take Testosterone blockers anyway and estrogen supplements.

I have a couple of questions about this.
(1) What category do you use in the insurance provider directory to find a doctor in your network?
(2) Do you have to be off the pill, or can they account for the pill?
I have experienced some good and bad changes recently that make me think, "hormonal symptoms."

You want to see an endocrinologist.

Also, it depends on if your insurance provider requires you to get a referral or not to specialists which endocrinologists are usually considered. I'd search by that, but also verify if you're required to get that referall. My insurance is a PPO and so I could go straight to an endo spec if I wanted to without a referal, but instead chose a doctor who sort of specializes in transgender health care. You could go to a general practitioner other than an endo spec. Most likely regardless of who you end up with, they'll send the blood draw out to a local lab for testing, and just interpret the results.