Anne Truong MDMen's Sexual Health Doctor

ED Blood Test: No Doctor's Order Needed

27 Sept 2026 · 1 min

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In this instructional video, Dr. Anne Truong explains that patients can obtain blood work without a physician’s order. She outlines two pathways: using health‑insurance coverage to walk into a lab, or paying out‑of‑pocket at self‑pay rates if uninsured. Dr. Truong recommends ordering a comprehensive metabolic panel (CMP, also called Chemistry Panel 14) to assess liver function, kidney function, and blood glucose. She emphasizes the need to fast before the draw and clarifies that the CMP includes tests for liver enzymes, kidney markers, and blood sugar, providing a baseline health snapshot for individuals experiencing erectile dysfunction or related concerns.

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You just need to do minor tweaks. If you're not having more than a week, then that's something to consider. Number 3 is this, is get your blood work, please. And you don't need a doctor's order to get blood work. If you have insurance, you can get blood work, you can walk in there, or if you don't have insurance, then you can go to the lab and they have self-pay prices. So what you need to get is you need to know what your blood sugar is. So you need to have what they call a chemistry panel. Chemistry panel 14 looks at your liver, your kidney, and your blood sugar. So you need to fast when you go to the lab. It's called chemistry 14 or CMP, complete metabolic panel.