Discreet men’s health · Harley Street, Central London & St Albans · 7 days a week
An erectile dysfunction test checks your hormones, blood sugar, cholesterol and testicles and reviews your medication, to find the physical cause of erectile dysfunction.
It is used when getting or keeping an erection has become a pattern, or comes with low libido, tiredness or a new medication. The bloods, a testicular ultrasound and a GP appointment all happen in one discreet visit.
It costs £729 with no GP referral, and a GP explains your results.
The Advanced Sexual Health Screening tests eleven organisms and scans the testes, kidneys and urinary tract. Compare both.
| Price | £729 all-inclusive · no hidden fees |
|---|---|
| What it checks | Testosterone and other hormones · thyroid · prolactin · HbA1c and cholesterol · PSA · testicles · medication |
| Includes | Two blood panels (40+ markers) · testicular ultrasound · GP appointment · medication review · written report |
| Time | Allow 60–90 minutes · book a morning slot for the most reliable testosterone reading |
| Results | Scan findings on the day · blood results in about 3 working days |
| Referral & privacy | No GP referral needed · private room · nothing shared with your NHS GP unless you ask |
| After diagnosis | Your GP can refer you to a specialist for treatment · extra cost applies, not included in £729 |
| Where & when | 27 Welbeck Street, W1G 8EN · 54–56 Victoria Street, St Albans AL1 3HZ · 7 days, 9am–7pm |
Erectile difficulties and urinary or testicular symptoms often overlap. If infection is one of the questions, or you have symptoms as well, the Advanced Sexual Health Screening checks for it in the same visit.
£729
All-inclusive, in one discreet visit. Does not include infection (STI) testing.
£829
Eleven organisms tested, plus imaging and a GP. Does not include the hormone panel.
Choose your service, clinic and available appointment time. Same-day and next-day slots may be available.
Choose your service to see current availability. Online booking is for patients aged 18 and over.
Book Erectile Dysfunction Test · £729 View Standard STI Screening · £559 View Advanced STI Screening · £829For help choosing, call 020 7101 3377 or message us on WhatsApp.
Erectile dysfunction is a symptom, not a diagnosis. The test looks for what is behind it, so that whatever you do next is aimed at the actual cause.
Erectile difficulties can appear years before a cardiac symptom, so cholesterol and blood sugar matter.
ED can be an early sign of type 2 diabetes. HbA1c and glucose answer it rather than assume it.
Prolactin, thyroid and oestradiol can all affect libido and function, and all are treatable.
Some blood pressure, antidepressant and prostate tablets contribute. It is a common, fixable cause.
A testicular ultrasound can show a varicocele, cyst, hydrocele or mass that cannot be felt reliably by hand.
Stress and anxiety are common causes. Ruling out physical ones stops the guesswork and helps your GP support you.
Two blood panels from a single sample, plus a scan and a GP appointment.
Total and free testosterone, SHBG, free androgen index, oestradiol. Testosterone means little without the proteins that bind it, so the free and bound picture are measured together.
Prolactin, TSH and free T4. Both can drive erectile difficulties quietly, and both are straightforward to treat once they are found.
HbA1c, fasting glucose, cholesterol (HDL, LDL) and triglycerides. This is the group most likely to change what you do about your health more widely.
PSA, taken with your consent and discussed with your GP. It also rises with enlargement and infection, so it is read alongside your history and any urinary symptoms.
Blood count, kidney, liver, iron and mineral markers. Anaemia, kidney or liver problems and mineral disturbance all affect energy, libido and function.
Testicular ultrasound, GP appointment, medication review and written report. This is the part a blood-only profile leaves out, and it usually makes the numbers make sense.
Semen analysis, fertility tests and STI screening are not included. STI screening can be added at the same visit.
A tablet can work, but it does not tell you why the problem started. Testing first means your next step is aimed at the real cause.
You do not need separate appointments or a referral. Allow 60 to 90 minutes and everything is covered in the one booking.
You get a doctor’s explanation, not a laboratory printout by email. A pharmacist prescriber reviews your medication alongside.
Everything happens in a private room and nothing about the reason for your visit is discussed at reception. Nothing is shared with your NHS GP unless you ask.
Where treatment is needed, your GP refers you to a urologist, endocrinologist, cardiologist or psychosexual practitioner. The specialist consultation is booked separately and costs extra.
Choose Central London or St Albans, 9am to 7pm, with same-day appointments often available. CQC registered since 2012.
Allow 60 to 90 minutes for the bloods, the scan and the GP appointment. It is a routine medical visit, handled discreetly.
Testosterone is at its highest in the morning, so an afternoon sample can read falsely low and may need repeating.
A list of every medicine and supplement, including anything bought over the counter, and any recent blood results.
Skip a heavy session, and mention a recent illness or a course of steroids, as both can temporarily shift hormone results.
It applies to the blood sugar and cholesterol markers. On the day you give one blood sample, have a 15-minute testicular scan and see the GP.
If your symptoms include urinary changes, these are the services men most often book alongside it.
Prostate, kidney and bladder ultrasound with a PSA test, urine and blood tests, a GP review and a pharmacist medication review.
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A painless external scan that measures prostate size and how well your bladder empties. No GP referral needed.
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GP-led scans and review for urinary symptoms, bladder and kidney concerns and testicular pain.
View urology clinic →The full assessment at both clinics, 7 days a week from 9am to 7pm, with bloods, scan and GP in one visit and same-day slots often available.
27 Welbeck Street, London W1G 8EN
Two minutes from Bond Street (Elizabeth, Central and Jubilee lines), five from Oxford Circus and eight from Marylebone.
54–56 Victoria Street, St Albans AL1 3HZ
A short walk from St Albans City station, with parking nearby. Serving Hertfordshire and North London.
Your tests, scan and review sit within a CQC-registered service, delivered by clinicians on the UK’s professional registers.
Care Quality Commission
Independent regulator of health and social care in England.
General Medical Council
Register for doctors, including the GP who reviews your results.
General Pharmaceutical Council
Regulator for pharmacists, including our pharmacist prescriber.
Royal College of General Practitioners
Professional body setting standards for general practice.
British Medical Ultrasound Society
Professional standards for medical ultrasound in the UK.
Dr Babak Soleimanpour
Medical Director & GPMD · MRCGP · DRCOG · GMC 6060555 · overall clinical governance responsibility
Mrs Hosna Rashidi
Consultant SonographerGeneral, urological and male-health ultrasound assessment
Mr Pedram Aghaei
Co-founder & Medical WriterBMUS · SVT · SoR · patient information and content governance
Mr Ali Aghaei
Pharmacist PrescriberMPharm · medication review and prescribing support where clinically appropriate
A private erectile dysfunction test at London Private Ultrasound is £729, all-inclusive. That covers two blood panels of more than 40 markers, a testicular ultrasound, a GP appointment, a medication review, your written report and a referral letter if you need one.
Prices elsewhere are hard to compare because clinics bundle very different things. A blood-only profile is cheaper but includes no imaging and no doctor, and a consultation-only appointment includes no testing. Check what is in the price rather than the headline figure.
Semen analysis, fertility testing, STI screening and any treatment that follows are priced separately. If your GP refers you on to a specialist after the diagnosis, that consultation is booked separately and is not included in the £729.
A thorough work-up looks for the physical contributors worth ruling in or out: sex hormones including total and free testosterone, SHBG, free androgen index and oestradiol; prolactin and thyroid function; HbA1c, glucose and a full cholesterol profile; PSA; and a general screen of kidney function, liver function, blood count and iron.
A testicular ultrasound and a medication review complete the picture, because structural findings and prescription side effects are both common and easily missed.
There is no single blood test for erectile dysfunction. Blood tests identify the treatable causes behind it. The most informative are morning total and free testosterone with SHBG, HbA1c and glucose for undiagnosed diabetes, a lipid profile for cardiovascular risk, thyroid function, and prolactin, which can point to a pituitary cause when raised.
Ordered one by one these add up quickly, which is why they are grouped into one panel here.
It can help explain it. A testicular ultrasound can show a varicocele, a cyst, a hydrocele or a mass, and gives an objective read on testicular size that supports the hormone results. Some of these findings change what happens next, and none of them can be felt reliably by hand.
It takes about 15 minutes, nothing enters the body and no radiation is used. It is included in the £729. On its own, a testicular ultrasound scan is £219 (see our testicular ultrasound page).
We offer a penile ultrasound at £219 for the structural scan and £249 with colour Doppler, at our Central London clinic only. It suits Peyronie’s disease, lumps, scarring and follow-up after injury.
We do not offer injection-based (PGE1 or alprostadil) penile Doppler, which is the study usually needed for a full functional ED vascular assessment. That is why this test starts with the causes that blood tests and a GP can find, and your GP can refer you to a specialist centre if injection-based Doppler is needed.
It can be an early one. The arteries supplying the penis are much narrower than the coronary arteries, so the same process that narrows blood vessels tends to show up there first. Erectile difficulties can appear several years before any cardiac symptom, which is why a proper assessment checks cholesterol and blood sugar rather than treating the symptom alone.
This is not a reason to panic. It is a reason to get the numbers checked while there is time to act on them.
Not usually. Low testosterone is one recognised cause but it accounts for a minority of cases, and many men with erectile difficulties have entirely normal levels.
That is why the panel measures testosterone alongside blood sugar, cholesterol, thyroid function and prolactin. Testing testosterone in isolation can be misleading.
Yes, and it is one of the most commonly missed causes. Some blood pressure tablets, antidepressants, treatments for prostate enlargement and hair loss, and other everyday prescriptions can contribute. A medication review is included for that reason.
Never stop a prescribed medicine on your own. The review identifies what is worth discussing with whoever prescribed it.
Yes. Stress, anxiety, low mood and relationship strain are a common cause, particularly when the problem started suddenly, comes and goes, or morning erections are still present. Physical and psychological causes often overlap.
Testing is still worthwhile, because it rules the physical contributors in or out, and your GP can talk through the psychological side and where to get support.
Book a morning slot. Testosterone is at its highest in the morning, so an afternoon sample can read low in a man whose levels are normal. Bring a list of every medication and supplement you take, including anything bought over the counter, and any recent blood results.
Avoid a heavy training session the day before, and mention a recent illness or a course of steroids, as both can temporarily shift hormone results. Fasting guidance for the blood sugar and cholesterol markers is confirmed when you book. Allow 60 to 90 minutes.
No GP referral is needed. You can book directly online, by phone on 020 7101 3377 or by WhatsApp.
The appointment, examination and results are handled with strict medical confidentiality, in a private room. Nothing is shared with your NHS GP unless you ask for it.
Ultrasound findings are explained on the day. Blood results follow, with the hormone profile the longest at around three working days, so the full picture is normally with you within about three days of the visit.
Your written report sets out the findings and the recommended next step.
Yes. We are a diagnostic clinic, so our job is to complete the diagnosis and then get you to the right person. Where treatment is needed, our GP refers you to one of our specialists: a urologist, endocrinologist, cardiologist or psychosexual practitioner, depending on the cause. If your results point to a hormonal cause, endocrinology is one of those routes.
Extra cost applies for that specialist consultation. It is booked separately, is not included in the £729, and there is no obligation to take it up. If you would like a specialist near St Albans, ask when you call and the team will tell you what is available: 020 7101 3377. Your written report and referral letter are yours to use with your NHS GP or any other clinician.
Yes. Your NHS GP can investigate erectile dysfunction and prescribe treatment, with no direct cost once it is arranged. The usual difference is pace and breadth: the panel is normally narrower, imaging is not routinely included, and the steps tend to happen one at a time across several appointments.
Booking privately buys the breadth, the imaging and the speed in one visit. Nothing here replaces your NHS GP, and the report is designed to be handed straight to them if you prefer.
An erection lasting more than four hours is a medical emergency and needs A&E immediately. So does sudden severe testicular pain, or chest pain, breathlessness or chest tightness on exertion.
If erectile difficulties began suddenly after pelvic surgery, an injury or a new neurological symptom such as leg weakness, numbness or a change in bladder or bowel control, seek medical advice promptly rather than booking a routine appointment.
London Private Ultrasound has two clinics. Central London is at 27 Welbeck Street, W1G 8EN, in the Harley Street Medical District, a short walk from Bond Street, Oxford Circus and Marylebone. St Albans is at 54 to 56 Victoria Street, AL1 3HZ.
Both run the full assessment seven days a week, 9am to 7pm, with the bloods, scan and GP appointment in one visit and same-day appointments often available.
Medical disclaimer. This page is general information and does not replace individual medical advice. Blood tests and ultrasound identify contributing factors; they cannot on their own diagnose or exclude every cause of erectile dysfunction, and results must be interpreted alongside your history and examination. Do not stop or change prescribed medication without speaking to the prescriber. Seek urgent medical attention rather than booking a routine appointment if you have an erection lasting more than four hours, sudden severe testicular pain, or chest pain or breathlessness on exertion.
