Testosterone Therapy in Solothurn

How testosterone therapy works in Solothurn

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 Solothurn. 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 Solothurn?

Solothurn has endocrinologists — but the route to them runs through a referral, a waiting list and a clinic geared towards diabetes. Telemedicine removes that chain: you have blood drawn in the morning where you already are, and discuss the values via video from home.

Care situation: Two hospitals with endocrinology — but no andrology focus

Unlike many cantons of this size, Solothurn does not have to send anyone away for a hormone work-up. Solothurner Spitäler AG runs a metabolic centre at the Bürgerspital Solothurn (Schöngrünstrasse 42, 4500 Solothurn) and a diabetology/endocrinology department at the Kantonsspital Olten (Baslerstrasse 150, 4600 Olten). Both sites hold endocrinological clinics — that is more than most cantons of this size offer.

The catch lies elsewhere. Both departments list their topics as diabetes, obesity, thyroid, adrenal glands, pituitary gland and osteoporosis. Testosterone deficiency in men appears on neither of the two service pages. On top of that comes the usual hospital route: family doctor, referral, waiting list, appointment during office hours. Several weeks easily pass between the first suspicion and the specialist assessment.

And then there is geography. Solothurn is a divided canton: the capital sits at the foot of the Jura, Olten belongs economically to the Aargau/Basel area, and the Schwarzbubenland around Dornach and Breitenbach looks entirely towards Basel. Getting from Breitenbach to the hospital outpatient clinic in Olten is half a journey. Telemedicine removes it: the blood draw happens where you live, the assessment arrives by video.

Wait times: Endocrinologist vs. Telemedicine

Traditional Path

Several weeks (endocrinology available in Solothurn and Olten, but by referral and focused on diabetes and thyroid)

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 Solothurn: 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 Solothurn can arrange the necessary blood tests — whether in Solothurn, Olten, Grenchen, Balsthal or Breitenbach. Laboratory costs via basic insurance.	Appointment required
Dr. Risch — Laboratory & Collection Centre Solothurn	Laboratory and collection centre of the Dr. Risch group in Solothurn's old town. Open Monday to Friday from 08.15 to 12.00 — precisely the window needed for a testosterone measurement. Call ahead.📍 Theatergasse 26, 4500 Solothurn📞 058 523 38 80risch.ch	Appointment required
MEDISYN — Laboratory and Collection Centre Solothurn	Blood collection centre with long hours: Monday to Friday 07.30 to 17.30, Saturday 08.00 to 10.30. MEDISYN states itself that patients can drop by at its locations.📍 Obachstrasse 33, 4500 Solothurn📞 0800 450 460medisyn.ch	✓ Walk-in
Mittelland Labor Olten AG (MiLab)	Independent laboratory in Olten that performs blood draws on patients directly and explicitly offers hormone analyses. Book an appointment; come fasting. Open Monday to Friday 08.00 to 18.00, Saturday 09.00 to 12.00.📍 Bornfeldstrasse 2, 4600 Olten📞 062 205 60 40milab.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 Solothurn

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

Solothurn, Zuchwil & Wasseramt

Cantonal capital with the Bürgerspital and its metabolic centre. For blood draws there are two verified addresses outside the hospital: Dr. Risch on Theatergasse and MEDISYN on Obachstrasse. Telemedicine saves the detour via referral and waiting list.

Olten, Trimbach & Niederamt

The Kantonsspital Olten runs its own diabetology/endocrinology — focused, however, on diabetes, thyroid and bone metabolism. For blood draws without a hospital appointment there is the Mittelland Labor on Bornfeldstrasse. Specialist assessment via video from home.

Grenchen & Bezirk Lebern

The soH runs a medical centre at Storchengasse 6 in Grenchen with surgery, urology and a vascular centre — endocrinology is not part of it. Blood test at the family doctor in Grenchen, Bettlach or Selzach, the assessment comes via video.

Thal & Gäu (Balsthal, Oensingen, Egerkingen)

Rural part of the canton between the Jura and the motorway junction. No endocrinologist on site — the nearest one is in Olten or Solothurn. The blood test happens at the family doctor in the village, the video consultation does the rest.

Schwarzbubenland (Dornach, Breitenbach)

The part of the canton beyond the Passwang, with Basel as its natural centre. The Spital Dornach is geared towards emergency care and orthopaedics; the soH endocrinology clinics take place in Solothurn and Olten. This is exactly where telemedicine pays off most.

Solothurn is one of the few cantons where the argument is not «no specialist here». The endocrinology exists — twice over, in Solothurn and in Olten. What is missing is the short path to it: referral, waiting list, clinic during office hours, and a discipline whose focus is diabetes and thyroid, not the male hormone balance. Add a canton that falls into three parts — Solothurn, Olten, Schwarzbubenland — each looking in a different direction. Telemedicine does not replace the blood test on site, but it does replace the journey and the waiting time.

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions about TRT in Solothurn

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

Endocrinology does exist — at both major sites of the Solothurner Spitäler: the metabolic centre at the Bürgerspital Solothurn and diabetology/endocrinology at the Kantonsspital Olten. Both list their topics as diabetes, obesity, thyroid, adrenal glands, pituitary gland and osteoporosis. Testosterone deficiency in men appears on neither service page. That is exactly the gap a specialised telemedicine assessment closes.

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

Easiest at the family doctor — the laboratory costs then run via basic insurance. In the city of Solothurn there is additionally Dr. Risch at Theatergasse 26 (Mon–Fri 08.15–12.00) and MEDISYN at Obachstrasse 33 (blood draws Mon–Fri 07.30–17.30, Sat 08.00–10.30). In Olten, the Mittelland Labor at Bornfeldstrasse 2 draws blood by appointment. Important: in the morning before 11 a.m., fasting.

Do I have to go to the Bürgerspital or the Kantonsspital Olten for Swiss TRT?

No. The only appointment that requires you to go somewhere is the blood draw — and that works at your family doctor or at one of the laboratories in Solothurn and Olten. The consultation runs via video from home, the prescription arrives by mail.

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.

I live in the Schwarzbubenland — does this work from Dornach or Breitenbach too?

Yes, and there in particular. The Spital Dornach is geared towards emergency care and orthopaedics, and the soH endocrinology clinics take place in Solothurn and Olten — for many people in the Schwarzbubenland, Basel is closer than their own cantonal capital. The blood test happens at the family doctor in the village, the assessment arrives via video.

How does testosterone deficiency differ from burnout?

Burnout and testosterone deficiency share many symptoms: exhaustion, irritability, concentration problems. The difference: a hormone deficiency can be detected in the blood — burnout cannot. Therefore, with such symptoms, we always recommend a blood analysis first.

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?