Testosterone Therapy in Waadt

How testosterone therapy works in Waadt

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 Waadt. 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 Waadt?

The CHUV endocrinology consultation accepts registrations exclusively via referring physicians. So you first need a family doctor appointment, then a referral, then an appointment. Telemedicine removes that chain: blood test locally, assessment via video, in German or English.

Care situation: Strong specialists — but access runs through a referral

Unlike many rural cantons, Vaud does not lack endocrinology. The CHUV in Lausanne runs its own Service d'endocrinologie, diabétologie et métabolisme, whose consultation explicitly covers reproductive endocrinology and hypogonadism in men. In Morges, the Ensemble Hospitalier de la Côte runs a Centre d'endocrinologie-diabétologie with its own specialists, and the eHnv in the north of the canton offer a diabetology consultation in Yverdon, Orbe and Pompaples.

The bottleneck lies elsewhere. The CHUV endocrinology consultation is explicitly reserved for physicians on the medCHUV referral portal — you cannot register yourself. First comes a family doctor appointment, then the referral, then the clinical team contacts you for a date. How heavily loaded the hospitals are is something the CHUV states itself for a neighbouring service: for the obesity consultation it quotes waiting times of 18 to 24 months.

Then there is the language. Practices, hospital consultations and forms in the canton run in French. Anyone who has moved to the Lake Geneva region from German-speaking Switzerland can usually manage daily life in French — but when it comes to hormone values, side effects and dosages, you want to understand exactly what is being said. With telemedicine the blood draw stays in Lausanne, Nyon or Montreux, while the conversation happens in your own language.

Wait times: Endocrinologist vs. Telemedicine

Traditional Path

Several weeks, and only with a medical referral (the CHUV consultation accepts registrations exclusively via referring physicians)

Family doctor → Referral → Endocrinologist → Start of therapy

Via Telemedicine

A few days after the blood test

Blood test at family doctor → Video consultation → Prescription

Blood test in Waadt: 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 Vaud can arrange the necessary blood tests — whether in Lausanne, Nyon, Yverdon, Vevey or Echallens. Laboratory costs via basic insurance.	Appointment required
Unilabs Lausanne	Unilabs collection point in central Lausanne. Opening hours according to the location page: Monday to Friday 07:30–16:45, closed Saturday and Sunday (as of August 2026).📍 Rue de la Vigie 5, 1003 Lausanne📞 021 321 40 00center.unilabs.ch	Appointment required
Unilabs Nyon	Unilabs collection point at Rue Juste Olivier. According to the location directory it opens at 07:00 — convenient for the early, fasting blood draw before work.📍 Rue Juste Olivier 18, 1260 Nyon📞 022 716 21 32center.unilabs.ch	Appointment required
Unilabs Riviera-Montreux	Unilabs collection point on the Grand-Rue. Opening hours according to the location page: Monday to Friday 07:30–18:00 and Saturday 08:00–12:00 (as of August 2026).📍 Grand-Rue 3, 1820 Montreux📞 021 321 40 69center.unilabs.ch	Appointment required
Unilabs Riviera-Vevey	Unilabs collection point on Avenue du Général-Guisan, open mornings according to the location directory. A short trip for the Vevey–La Tour-de-Peilz area.📍 Avenue du Général-Guisan 61, 1800 Vevey📞 021 321 40 88center.unilabs.ch	Appointment required
Unilabs Yverdon-les-Bains	Unilabs collection point in the north of the canton, open Monday to Friday 07:30–11:30 according to the location page (as of August 2026) — that is, within the window for the morning testosterone measurement.📍 Rue de Neuchâtel 26, 1400 Yverdon-les-Bains📞 024 425 11 71center.unilabs.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 Vaud

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

Lausanne & Ouest lausannois

Cantonal capital with the CHUV and its endocrinology service. Unilabs collection points at Rue de la Vigie and in Epalinges. Here telemedicine saves you not the journey, but the referral chain and the language barrier.

La Côte (Nyon, Morges, Rolle)

The arc between Geneva and Lausanne, with a high share of newcomers and international employers. Morges has a centre for endocrinology and diabetology; Nyon and Coppet have Unilabs collection points.

Riviera & Chablais (Vevey, Montreux, Aigle)

Between lake and mountains, many commuters to Lausanne. Unilabs runs collection points in Vevey and Montreux, in Montreux also on Saturday mornings. Specialist consultation via video instead of a trip into the city.

Nord vaudois & Broye (Yverdon, Payerne, Orbe)

Rural in character; the eHnv run a diabetology consultation in Yverdon, Orbe and Pompaples. Blood test at the Unilabs point in Yverdon or at the family doctor, everything else via video.

Gros-de-Vaud & Lavaux-Oron (Echallens, Oron, Cully)

Village country, with no endocrinologist of its own. Otherwise the road leads to Lausanne. Blood test at the family doctor in the village, specialised assessment via video from home.

Vaud is the canton where the argument for telemedicine is not 'no specialist' but 'not without a detour'. Clinically the canton is strongly equipped, with the CHUV and the centre in Morges. But anyone who simply wants to know whether his testosterone level explains months of fatigue still goes through the full referral chain — and holds the conversation in French. Swiss TRT takes exactly that case out of the queue: the blood draw stays local, the assessment arrives by video in your own language.

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 Waadt

Are there endocrinologists for testosterone deficiency in the canton of Vaud?

Yes. The CHUV in Lausanne runs a service for endocrinology, diabetology and metabolism whose consultation explicitly covers hypogonadism in men; Morges has the Centre d'endocrinologie-diabétologie of the Ensemble Hospitalier de la Côte. So Vaud has no gap in care. Access, however, runs through a medical referral and takes correspondingly long.

Why use telemedicine at all when the CHUV is right there?

Because the route there consists of several steps: family doctor appointment, referral via the medCHUV physician portal, then the clinical team contacts you for a date. Swiss TRT does not replace the hospital; it shortens that route for one clearly defined case — suspected testosterone deficiency and its follow-up monitoring.

Does the consultation take place in German or English?

Yes. Swiss TRT advises in German and, on request, in English. For German-speaking and international newcomers around Lake Geneva this is often the real reason for telemedicine: hormone values, dosages and side effects are easier to discuss in the language you actually think in.

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

Easiest at the family doctor — whether in Lausanne, Nyon, Yverdon, Vevey or Montreux; the laboratory costs are covered by basic insurance. Unilabs also runs collection points in Lausanne, Nyon, Vevey, Montreux and Yverdon. Important for the testosterone value: in the morning before 11 a.m., fasting.

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.

Does this also work from the Nord vaudois or the Chablais?

Yes — telemedicine works from any municipality. Whether Yverdon, Payerne, Orbe, Aigle or Bex: blood test locally, video consultation from home. In the outlying regions in particular, this replaces a trip to Lausanne and back.

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?