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Every November, mustaches and beards begin appearing for a reason that goes beyond changing someone’s look.

Movember and No-Shave November use facial hair to start conversations about men’s physical and mental health. These campaigns encourage men to pay closer attention to their well-being, talk openly about health concerns, and seek support before a manageable problem becomes a crisis.

June is formally recognized as Men’s Health Month in the United States, but November has also become an important season for men’s health awareness through Movember and similar campaigns.

The message should not be limited to one month, however.

Taking care of your physical and emotional health is not a sign of weakness. It is part of staying present for yourself, your family, and the people who depend on you.

Why Men’s Health Awareness Matters

Movember began in 2003 and has since funded more than 1,320 men’s health projects around the world. Its primary areas of focus include mental health and suicide prevention, prostate cancer, and testicular cancer.

Mental health remains an especially important part of that conversation.

According to 2024 data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the suicide rate among males in the United States was nearly four times higher than the rate among females.

Statistics like these are not meant to frighten people. They are a reminder that silence can carry a serious cost.

Men may feel pressure to ignore symptoms, handle emotional strain alone, or postpone asking for help. Changing that pattern begins with making health conversations ordinary rather than uncomfortable.

Check in with yourself. Check in with the men in your life. A simple conversation may carry more weight than you realize.

If you or someone you know is experiencing emotional distress or thoughts of suicide, call or text 988 or use the online chat through the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. The service is free and confidential. Call 911 when someone is in immediate danger.

Preventive Care Begins Before Something Feels Wrong

Preventive care is not only for people who feel sick.

Routine medical visits and laboratory testing can help patients and their healthcare providers monitor changes over time, evaluate risk factors, and decide whether additional care may be appropriate.

Depending on a person’s age, medical history, symptoms, medications, and risk factors, a healthcare provider may discuss testing related to:

• Cholesterol and triglycerides
• Blood glucose and A1C
• Kidney and liver function
• Thyroid function
• Testosterone and other hormone markers
• Vitamin D or vitamin B12
• Blood-cell counts
• Prostate health and age-appropriate screening
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Not every test is appropriate for every person. Screening decisions should be based on individual needs and discussed with a qualified healthcare provider.

The goal is not to order every possible panel. It is to gather useful information that supports better-informed healthcare decisions.

Lab Testing Should Not Require Rearranging Your Entire Life

Work, family responsibilities, transportation limitations, mobility challenges, and narrow clinic hours can all make routine blood work surprisingly difficult to complete.

ABOLabs helps remove some of those barriers by bringing professional blood-draw and specimen-collection services directly to patients throughout Colorado and portions of southern Wyoming.

Appointments may be available at:

• Your home
• Your workplace
• A senior community
• A participating medical office
• The ABOLabs Northglenn location

Instead of spending part of the day commuting to a traditional patient service center and waiting for a collection, patients can arrange a draw around their existing schedule.

Patients live life outside office hours. Their healthcare needs do not disappear when the clinic closes.

How ABOLabs Supports Men’s Wellness Testing

ABOLabs provides independent phlebotomy and specimen-collection support for a variety of laboratory orders and wellness-testing options.

Depending on the test, provider order, and laboratory requirements, services may include:

• Mobile and in-office blood draws
• Routine physician-ordered collections
• Direct-to-consumer testing support
• Specialty-kit collections
• Centrifugation and specimen processing when required
• Temperature-controlled handling when required
• Laboratory delivery or shipping preparation
• HIPAA-conscious documentation and communication
• Transparent self-pay pricing
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ABOLabs does not bill insurance for its collection services. Mobile draw fees, testing costs, specialty-kit charges, shipping expenses, and laboratory bills may be separate.

Patients should review pricing and laboratory billing arrangements before scheduling.

Men’s Wellness Testing Options

Certain ABOLabs direct-to-consumer partners may offer testing options related to general wellness, metabolic health, or hormone levels.

Available panels and their contents may change, but common categories can include:

Basic Wellness Testing

Basic wellness panels may include markers related to blood counts, glucose, cholesterol, kidney function, and liver function.

These panels can provide a broad snapshot for patients who want general wellness information or who have been advised to complete routine laboratory work.

Hormone and Vitality Testing

Hormone-related panels may include markers such as testosterone, thyroid hormones, SHBG, or DHEA-S.

Fatigue, mood changes, sleep difficulties, changes in strength, and reduced energy can have many possible causes. Laboratory results should therefore be reviewed with a qualified healthcare provider rather than interpreted in isolation.

Comprehensive Wellness Testing

More extensive panels may combine cardiovascular, metabolic, nutritional, thyroid, and hormone-related markers.

A larger panel is not automatically a better panel. Testing should match the patient’s goals, health history, and professional medical guidance.

Some eligible direct-to-consumer tests may be ordered without arranging a separate physician appointment. Requirements vary by test, partner laboratory, and patient location.

ABOLabs collects and processes specimens according to the applicable order and laboratory instructions but does not diagnose medical conditions or interpret laboratory results.

Awareness Becomes Useful When It Leads to Action

Men’s health awareness is about more than growing facial hair or sharing a hashtag.

It is about making a primary-care appointment that has been postponed. It is about completing ordered blood work, asking a difficult question, discussing mental health, or encouraging a friend to seek support.

Small actions count:

• Schedule an overdue physical
• Complete the laboratory work your provider ordered
• Learn your family medical history
• Ask which screenings are appropriate for your age and risk factors
• Pay attention to changes in sleep, mood, energy, or physical health
• Talk to someone when stress becomes difficult to manage
• Check in with a friend who has grown unusually quiet

A mustache may start the conversation. What happens after that conversation matters even more.

Schedule with ABOLabs

Make completing your laboratory work one less thing to postpone.

Visit abolabs.org to learn more about ABOLabs mobile and in-office phlebotomy services. Call or text: 720-218-8748

Your Couch. Your Lab.

ABOLabs is an independent phlebotomy and specimen-collection service, not a diagnostic laboratory. ABOLabs does not diagnose medical conditions, interpret laboratory results, or replace guidance from a licensed healthcare provider.

Updated and republished June 28, 2026.