Testosterone Therapy in Neuenburg

How testosterone therapy works in Neuenburg

At Swiss TRT, we combine the proximity of your local doctor with the specialization of an experienced specialist. No local endocrinologist required, no months-long wait times.

1Self-Test

17 questions about your physical, psychological, and sexual well-being — based on the clinically validated AMS questionnaire.

Blood Test

At your family doctor or in a laboratory in Neuenburg. In the morning, fasting, on 2 different days.

Specialist Consultation

An experienced specialist evaluates your values via video and creates your personal therapy plan if necessary.

Why telemedicine in Neuenburg?

Getting blood drawn in Neuchâtel is straightforward and needs no appointment. What is missing is the fast, comprehensible assessment: the hospital clinic requires a referral and works in French. Swiss TRT evaluates your values by video in German or English — a few days after the blood test.

Care situation: endocrinology exists — but only via referral and in French

Unlike many smaller cantons, Neuchâtel has an endocrinology clinic of its own: the Réseau hospitalier neuchâtelois (RHNe) runs endocrinology and diabetology at both of its acute care sites — Pourtalès in Neuchâtel and La Chaux-de-Fonds — Monday to Friday from 8.30 to 11.45 a.m. and from 1.15 to 4 p.m., reachable on 032 967 22 37. So anyone living in the canton does not necessarily have to travel to Bern or Lausanne for a hormone work-up.

The catch lies in access and in focus. On its own website, the RHNe states that care is provided 'at the request of the patient's referring physician' — for outpatients, that means via the family doctor. No referral, no appointment. And the stated areas of focus are diabetes, thyroid and calcium metabolism; testosterone deficiency in men is nowhere named as a focus. Experience shows that turning symptoms into a referral, an appointment and a diagnosis takes several weeks.

Then there is language. The RHNe communicates entirely in French — it does explicitly offer interpreters to patients, which is a solution, but not a comfortable one. For the German- and English-speaking minority in the canton, well represented in the watchmaking and microtechnology industry between Neuchâtel and La Chaux-de-Fonds, a hormone consultation therefore means a conversation in a second language. The blood test stays local — you get the assessment by video in your own language.

Wait times: Endocrinologist vs. Telemedicine

Traditional Path

Several weeks — the RHNe clinic only admits outpatients on referral from their family doctor

Family doctor → Referral → Endocrinologist → Start of therapy

Via Telemedicine

A few days after blood test

Blood test at family doctor → Video consultation → Prescription

Blood test in Neuenburg: Where and how?

For the diagnosis, you need a blood test — in the morning before 11 a.m., fasting. The easiest way is at your family doctor. They can arrange all necessary values (testosterone, SHBG, LH, FSH, blood count), and the costs are covered by basic insurance.

You can find out exactly which values are measured and what they mean in our detailed guide: Blood test for TRT — all values explained.

Location	Details	Walk-in possible
★Your Family Doctor	Any family doctor in the canton of Neuchâtel can arrange the necessary blood tests — whether in Neuchâtel, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Le Locle, Couvet or Cernier. Laboratory costs via basic insurance.	Appointment required
admed Laboratoires — Collection Point Neuchâtel	Blood collection point of the cantonal laboratory network at the RHNe Pourtalès site. No appointment, from age 16, Monday to Saturday 7.30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Bring your doctor's request form.📍 Rue de la Maladière 45, 2000 Neuchâtel📞 032 843 20 00admed.ch	✓ Walk-in
admed Laboratoires — Collection Point La Chaux-de-Fonds	Collection point at the RHNe La Chaux-de-Fonds site. No appointment, from age 16, Monday to Saturday 7.30 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sundays and public holidays 8 a.m. to noon (surcharge applies).📍 Boucle de la Cydalise 16, 2300 La Chaux-de-Fonds📞 032 843 20 00admed.ch	✓ Walk-in
admed Laboratoires — Collection Point Couvet	Collection point in the Maison de santé in the Val-de-Travers. Opening hours Monday to Friday 7.45 to 11.30 a.m. and 1.30 to 4 p.m.; children from age 6 by appointment only.📍 Rue de l'Hôpital 4, 2108 Couvet📞 032 843 20 00admed.ch	Appointment required
Unilabs Neuchâtel	Collection point in the old town. No appointment needed: Monday to Friday 7.30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday 8 to 11 a.m.📍 Rue de l'Hôpital 20, 2000 Neuchâtel📞 032 722 16 80unilabs.ch	✓ Walk-in
Medbase Neuchâtel La Côte	Medical centre with family medicine and its own laboratory, open Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. The urgent care admission is staffed Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.📍 Rue du Petit-Berne 14, 2035 Corcelles-Cormondrèche📞 032 727 11 00medbase.ch	Appointment required

As of: March 2026. Opening hours, addresses, and contact details may change. Please check current information on the respective website before your visit.

Telemedicine for the whole canton of Neuchâtel

Telemedicine is independent of your place of residence. Here is an overview of how the process works in different regions of the canton of Neuenburg:

Neuchâtel & Littoral

Cantonal capital on the lake, home to the RHNe Pourtalès site. admed collection point without appointment through Saturday, plus Unilabs on Rue de l'Hôpital. Telemedicine: assessment in German or English, without the referral loop.

La Chaux-de-Fonds & Le Locle

The watchmaking towns high in the Jura, with their own acute hospital in La Chaux-de-Fonds and an admed walk-in collection point. Le Locle has a rehabilitation centre, but no endocrinology clinic. Blood test in the region, video consultation from home.

Val-de-Travers (Couvet, Fleurier)

The valley in the west of the canton has a policlinic in Couvet with outpatient consultations — endocrinology is not among them. Blood draw in the valley, specialist assessment by video instead of a drive over the mountain.

Val-de-Ruz (Cernier, Fontaines, Landeyeux)

Rural plateau between the Littoral and the Montagnes. The RHNe site at Landeyeux is a rehabilitation centre without a hormone clinic. The local family doctor arranges the blood draw, the video consultation does the rest.

Entre-deux-Lacs & Boudry (Le Landeron, Saint-Blaise, Colombier)

The lakeside municipalities between Lake Neuchâtel and Lake Biel. Good family doctor coverage; for specialists you head to Neuchâtel or into the canton of Bern. Telemedicine saves you both trips.

Neuchâtel is a canton split in two: the Littoral along the lake below, the watchmaking towns of La Chaux-de-Fonds and Le Locle up in the Jura, and the mountain ridge in between. The RHNe has answered that with five sites, and the cantonal laboratory network admed draws blood at three of them — basic coverage here is steadier than in many small cantons. What telemedicine adds is therefore not a missing specialist, but a shorter path to one: no referral, no weeks of waiting, and a conversation in German or English.

Costs and Procedure

Transparent and uniform throughout Switzerland — regardless of the canton.

Initial Consultation

CHF 200

Video consultation with a specialist, evaluation of your blood values, initial assessment.

Therapy Start

CHF 500

Individual treatment plan, prescription, and therapy adjustment.

Follow-up

CHF 100

Regular check-ups: every 3 months (year 1-2), every 6 months (from year 3). Checking blood values, adjusting the dose.

All prices incl. VAT. Medication and laboratory costs not included. Laboratory costs at the family doctor are covered by basic insurance.

→ All costs in detail

Frequently Asked Questions about TRT in Neuenburg

Are there doctors for testosterone deficiency in the canton of Neuchâtel?

The RHNe runs an endocrinology and diabetology clinic at both acute care sites — Pourtalès in Neuchâtel and La Chaux-de-Fonds — on weekday mornings and afternoons, telephone 032 967 22 37. Outpatients, however, are only admitted on referral from their treating physician, and the stated areas of focus are diabetes, thyroid and calcium metabolism — not andrology. Swiss TRT assesses your values by video without the referral loop.

Where can I have blood drawn in the canton of Neuchâtel?

Easiest at the family doctor, where laboratory costs run via basic insurance. Without an appointment it works at admed at the Pourtalès hospital site in Neuchâtel and at Boucle de la Cydalise in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Monday to Saturday from 7.30 a.m., and at Unilabs at Rue de l'Hôpital 20 in Neuchâtel. Important: in the morning before 11 a.m., fasting.

In which language does the consultation take place?

Swiss TRT advises you in German or English. That is the practical difference from cantonal care: the RHNe communicates in French and provides interpreters where needed. Anyone who would rather discuss hormones, symptoms and dosages in their own language saves a detour.

Do I need to travel to Bern or Lausanne for Swiss TRT?

No — that's the point of telemedicine. You have the blood drawn in the canton of Neuchâtel, and the consultation runs by video from home. Neither over the Jura nor along the lake.

How much does testosterone therapy cost via Swiss TRT?

Initial consultation CHF 200, Therapy start CHF 500, Follow-up CHF 100 (every 3 months in years 1–2, then every 6 months). Medication and laboratory costs separate. Laboratory costs at the family doctor via basic insurance.

Does health insurance pay for TRT?

The laboratory costs at the family doctor are covered by basic insurance. The consultation via Swiss TRT is self-pay. Some supplementary insurances reimburse telemedicine services — check your policy.

Can I take part from La Chaux-de-Fonds, Le Locle or the Val-de-Travers?

Yes — telemedicine works from any municipality. In La Chaux-de-Fonds you have blood drawn at admed without an appointment, in the Val-de-Travers at Rue de l'Hôpital 4 in Couvet, in Le Locle at your family doctor. The assessment then arrives by video — with no trip down to the lake.

How quickly will I see results with TRT?

More energy and better sleep after 3–6 weeks. Improvements in libido and mood after 6–12 weeks. Changes in body composition (less belly fat, more muscle tone) after 3–6 months. The therapy is monitored via blood test every 3 months and adjusted.

How is your testosterone level?