Making the Diagnosis
A doctor will ask questions about how you are feeling to see if your symptoms match those of people with low testosterone. Then, a blood test is performed to check the level of testosterone in the blood. Because there are other conditions that are associated with low testosterone levels (e.g., hypogonadism [which causes retardation of sexual growth and development], diabetes, high blood pressure), your doctor will likely do tests to rule out these possibilities before making a diagnosis of andropause.