Specialty Testing Guide › TruAge Biological Age Testing
If you live in the Philadelphia area, TruAge is ordered through YoungerMeMD's clinic in Conshohocken, Montgomery County, alongside your first assessment. You can have the assessment in person or by telehealth if you are located in Pennsylvania, and the result is reviewed with a clinician as part of a wider plan.
The test itself is an at-home finger-prick kit, so it does not need a blood draw, and the review that follows matters more than the number on the page.
Key takeaways
- TruAge is ordered as part of an assessment, either in person in Conshohocken or by Pennsylvania-only telehealth.
- The sample comes from an at-home finger-prick kit, collected after an 8 to 12 hour fast.
- Results are read alongside your history and standard labs, not on their own.
- People with new symptoms, or who live outside Pennsylvania and need telehealth, should start elsewhere.
Step 1: the assessment before your TruAge test
Every patient starts with a foundational assessment: a full review of your symptoms, history, goals and baseline labs. There are two options at checkout on our payment page, the Peptide Assessment at $599 or the Hormone Assessment at $724. TruAge is a $425 add-on you can select there at checkout; it is not sold on its own.
The payment page says most patients start without specialty tests, and that is often sensible. If your clinician thinks TruAge will add something, it can be part of the plan; the aim is the tests you need, no more, no less.
Step 2: the sample
TruAge is an at-home finger-prick kit analyzed by TruDiagnostic, the lab that makes the test. The lab's provider material describes a finger-stick blood kit returned by prepaid mail.1 Fast for 8 to 12 hours before you collect it. If you are also doing TruHealth, each kit has its own barcode, registration and sample card, so with separate kits you register both and fill the card in each box. Ask our team how your order is set up.
A few practical points help any repeat comparison later. Test when you are well rather than during an infection or right after surgery, and keep conditions similar if you test again.
Kits take a few days to reach the lab, and the lab's estimate is 4 to 6 weeks for results from when it receives your sample.
Step 3: the results visit
Interpretation and planning are included in membership, which costs $279 a month and includes 3 to 4 in-person or virtual visits a year plus support between visits. Test kits are billed separately. Membership is not required to have your results reviewed with your assessment, but treatment starts once you join membership.
At the visit, your clinician goes through the summary page, your pace of aging and any organ-system ages that stand out, then compares them with your standard labs. TruDiagnostic itself says TruAge is not a diagnostic test and should complement clinical evaluation, so the conversation is about priorities, not diagnoses.1 For a preview, see how to read a TruAge report.
In person or telehealth?
- In person: our office is at 125 East Elm Street, Suite 201, just outside the city.
- Telehealth: available only to patients located in Pennsylvania.
Both routes lead to the same assessment, test options and results review.
Who tends to find it useful
TruAge fits best when the basics are already known: your blood pressure, cholesterol, blood sugar and weight are measured, routine screening is up to date, and you want an extra baseline for a longer-term plan. Some people find a measurable number helps them stick with changes. Others have a family history of early heart disease or dementia and want one more data point to discuss. In each case the value comes from what you and your clinician do with the result, not from the test alone.
What to expect from the number
Expect a useful prompt, not a verdict. DunedinPACE, the pace-of-aging score, was linked to later illness, disability and death in research cohorts, which is why it is worth reading carefully.2 But individual results carry noise: older clock designs gave answers up to 9 years apart on replicate measurements of the same samples.3 A small gap from your calendar age is rarely worth acting on alone.
Who should go elsewhere first
- New or worsening symptoms: see your primary care doctor for a standard workup. If symptoms are severe, call 911.
- Outside Pennsylvania: our telehealth is limited to patients located in the state.
- Looking for a diagnosis: TruAge does not diagnose any condition.
- Routine screening overdue: blood pressure, cholesterol, diabetes and cancer screening come first.
Booking and questions
To book, choose an assessment on the payment page and add TruAge for $425 at checkout. A retest costs the same. For sample collection or timing questions, call (215) 892-1230, email help@youngermemd.com or use our contact page. You can also read about our wider epigenetic longevity testing service.
Frequently asked questions
Do I have to visit the office?
No. Visits can be virtual if you are located in the state, and the TruAge sample is an at-home finger-prick kit.
How long do results take?
The lab's estimate is 4 to 6 weeks from when it receives your sample, plus a few days for the kit to reach the lab.
Do I need to fast or stop medicines before the test?
Fast for 8 to 12 hours before collecting the sample. Do not stop any prescribed medicine without talking to the clinician who prescribed it.
Is insurance billed?
Testing is self-pay through the clinic; ask our team about receipts for your own insurer or HSA.
Related reading
This article is for general education and is not medical advice. Decisions about testing and treatment should be made with your clinician. If you have severe symptoms, call 911. For a suspected poisoning, call Poison Control at 1-800-222-1222.
