Hormone Optimisation & HGH Assessment

Comprehensive hormone assessment and optimisation programme led by Dr. John Levin, a 30-year Academy of Anti-Ageing Medicine member. The assessment covers human growth hormone (HGH) status, sex hormones, adrenal function, and thyroid markers to build a personalised optimisation protocol aimed at improving energy, body composition, cognition, and longevity outcomes. Initial consultations involve detailed blood panel review and medical history.

Hormone testing and optimisation at Melbourne Anti-Ageing Institute is the clinical centrepiece of Dr. John Levin's 30-plus-year practice on St Kilda Road, Melbourne. Dr. Levin's approach is grounded in the premise that the age-related decline in key hormones — growth hormone, testosterone, oestrogen, progesterone, DHEA, and thyroid hormones — drives much of the functional and physiological deterioration associated with ageing. By measuring and restoring these hormones to youthful reference ranges under careful medical supervision, his protocols aim to extend healthspan: the years a patient lives free of chronic disease and significant functional limitation. The hormone assessment process begins with a thorough initial consultation covering personal and family medical history, current symptoms, and a review of relevant blood panels. Panels typically include IGF-1 (the primary marker for HGH axis activity), total and free testosterone, oestradiol, FSH, LH, DHEA-S, TSH, free T3 and T4, cortisol, and a comprehensive metabolic and cardiovascular risk screen. Results are interpreted in the context of the patient's age, symptoms, and health goals — not merely against population averages — reflecting Dr. Levin's clinical philosophy that optimal hormonal health differs from average hormonal health. For patients where HGH deficiency is identified, Dr. Levin has been prescribing and monitoring growth hormone replacement therapy since the mid-1990s, placing his Melbourne practice among Australia's most experienced in this specialist area. The practice accepts new patients by referral or direct booking, with a current wait of approximately three months for initial consultations, a reflection of both the depth of clinical assessment provided and the scarcity of practitioners in Australia with comparable expertise in anti-ageing hormone medicine.