The average man knows to the week when his car is due for a service. He remembers the oil change, winter tyres and insurance. But when it comes to his own last blood test, all he can usually say is: “some time ago”.
That is not a dig, just something every clinic sees. Men often go to the doctor when something hurts, when their wife has booked the appointment, or when tests are needed for work. As long as the engine sounds fine, nobody looks under the bonnet. The trouble is, the human body does not have a warning light that comes on in the dashboard.
And it does not matter what your job is. Driver, CEO, shop assistant or president: the body treats everyone the same, and it does not send anyone a reminder that their check-up is due.
Statistics Poland numbers are stark
According to data from Statistics Poland (Główny Urząd Statystyczny), a man born in Poland in 2025 can expect to live 75.4 years on average, and a woman 82.5 years. That is a seven-year gap. The difference is even clearer in middle age: in 1985-2024, mortality among men before the age of 60 was around 2.6 times higher than among women of the same age.
Behind those numbers are real people: fathers, husbands, colleagues, people who “didn’t have time to get checked”. And yet the conditions that most often shorten men’s lives, heart and vascular disease and cancer, as well as diabetes that often goes with them, can develop quietly for years. High blood pressure does not hurt. High cholesterol does not hurt. Prediabetes does not hurt. Early prostate cancer and colorectal cancer also usually cause no symptoms.
Why everyone keeps urging men to get tested
That is exactly why clinics, laboratories, charities and doctors do everything they can to encourage men to take prevention seriously. That is where the November moustache campaigns, free programmes and special offers come from. It is not about fashion. It is about the fact that disease found early can usually be treated more effectively and more simply, and an ordinary blood and urine test can reveal a problem long before the first symptom appears. Sometimes, that kind of result saves a life.
BadamySie.pl, the publisher of our portal, is joining in too: until 30 November 2026, all the BadamySie.pl packages for men are 10% cheaper with the code PRZEGLAD10. Below, we explain which tests are worth doing at different ages, why these ones matter, and which packages include them.
Discount code: PRZEGLAD10
10% off all the BadamySie.pl packages for men (18 packages). Enter the code in the basket, it works until 30.11.2026 at 23:59 and can be combined with sale prices.
What is worth testing, and why
A good service is not about checking absolutely everything at once, but about checking the things most likely to go wrong at a given age. That is why the range of tests grows with age, because the risks change with age. Here is a sensible plan, decade by decade.
20-39: a baseline
At this age, the idea is to get a baseline result that you can compare your future tests against. The basics are a complete blood count, glucose, ALT, creatinine, a general urine test and TSH. After 30, it is worth adding a lipid profile and uric acid: abnormal blood fats do not hurt, but they are one of the main risk factors for heart attack and stroke. This is the scope covered by the Test package for men aged 20+ and Test package for men aged 30+.
40-49: heart, sugar, first PSA
The European Society of Cardiology recommends cardiovascular risk assessment in men over 40, and for that you need cholesterol and glucose. The Test package for men aged 40+ combines 10 tests, including PSA, TSH, creatinine and uric acid. One thing to note: it includes total cholesterol, not a full lipid profile. If libido, energy or muscle mass are dropping, a doctor may order testosterone: together with SHBG and TSH, this makes up the Hormone test package for men aged 40+.
50 and over: prostate, bowel, bones
After 50, screening tests become part of the picture. The Test package for men aged 50+ includes 15 tests, including PSA, fecal occult blood, a full lipid profile, testosterone, prolactin, calcium and vitamin D. The Test package for men aged 60+ (13 tests) adds total protein, albumin, ALP and GGT, which helps assess nutrition, liver function and bones.
Prostate: when PSA makes sense
The European Association of Urology (EAU) recommends offering PSA testing to well-informed men from the age of 50, from the age of 45 if there is prostate cancer in the family, and from the age of 40 in BRCA2 mutation carriers. PSA is not a cancer test: it can also rise because of benign enlargement and prostate inflammation, which is why the result should be interpreted by a doctor. The Prostate test package includes total PSA, free PSA (fPSA) and a general urine test. For 48 hours before the blood draw, avoid ejaculation and cycling, as both can falsely raise the result.
Packages for men: contents and prices with the PRZEGLAD10 code
| Package | What it includes | Price | With code (10% off) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Test package for men aged 20+ | complete blood count with differential, glucose, ESR, ALT, creatinine, general urine test, TSH, 25(OH) vitamin D, magnesium | PLN 223.00 | PLN 200.70 |
| Test package for men aged 30+ | the 20+ package plus a lipid profile and uric acid (11 tests) | PLN 290.00 | PLN 261.00 |
| Test package for men aged 40+ | complete blood count with differential, general urine test, ESR, glucose, total cholesterol, ALT, PSA, uric acid, TSH, creatinine | PLN 210.00 | PLN 189.00 |
| Test package for men aged 50+ | 15 tests, including complete blood count, lipid profile, glucose, creatinine, ALT, TSH, PSA, testosterone, prolactin, calcium, vitamin D, fecal occult blood | PLN 515.00 | PLN 463.50 |
| Test package for men aged 60+ | 13 tests: complete blood count, ESR, urine, lipid profile, glucose, uric acid, creatinine, total protein, albumin, calcium, ALP, GGT, PSA | PLN 257.00 | PLN 231.30 |
| Prostate test package | PSA, free PSA (fPSA), general urine test | PLN 104.00 | PLN 93.60 |
| Hormone test package for men aged 40+ | total testosterone, SHBG, TSH | PLN 144.00 | PLN 129.60 |
Prices and contents according to the product pages as of 9.11.2026; blood collection is included in the price. The discount also applies to the other BadamySie.pl packages for men, including the Sports health test package, the Comprehensive athlete test package, the Strength training test package and the Male infertility test package.
Tests are only half the service. The other half depends on you
A lab result is like the report from an MOT test centre: it tells you what condition the machine is in, but it does not fix it. How long you keep going, and in what shape, depends on everyday life.
- No addictions. Smoking and alcohol are behind a large share of heart disease, liver disease and cancers. Quitting smoking helps at any age.
- Exercise, but regularly. The European Society of Cardiology recommends at least 150-300 minutes of moderate physical activity a week for adults, for example brisk walking or cycling. Regularity matters more than records: half an hour a day does more than one heroic burst of effort a month.
- Your brain needs exercise too. Learning new things, reading, chess, a foreign language, DIY that makes you think: the mind, like muscles, likes to be used. Add sleep and contact with other people, because loneliness and chronic stress do not do your health any favours.
Tests show where you are. Lifestyle decides how far you go.
How to use the discount
- Choose a package and a sample collection point. BadamySie.pl works with more than 700 facilities in more than 300 towns and cities.
- Enter the code PRZEGLAD10 in the basket and pay online. No referral is needed.
- Go to your chosen collection point with an identity document. The tests in the package are done during one visit, and you will receive your results online. The code must be used at the time of purchase by 30.11.2026; the deadline for completing the tests will be shown in your purchase confirmation.
How to prepare
Come for the blood draw in the morning, fasting, 8-12 hours after your last meal; you may drink water. The day before, have a light supper and avoid alcohol and intense exercise. For the urine test, provide the first morning midstream sample. Do not stop any regular medication unless you have agreed it with your doctor.
What about free tests?
People who are insured can use the Moje Zdrowie programme (free preventive check-up programme of the Polish public health insurer NFZ) at their primary health care clinic in Poland, from age 20, every 5 years up to age 49 and every 3 years from age 50. The range of tests is decided there on the basis of a questionnaire. A paid package also makes sense for people without Polish public health insurance (NFZ), because they cannot use the free programme. A paid package is also worth considering if you want to get tested right away, without a referral and with a broader range of tests, or if you monitor your results more often. Whatever the source of the tests, discuss any abnormal result with a doctor.
More on what to test and how often: Health Checks for Men Over 40: Which Tests to Have and How Often.
Sources
- Statistics Poland: Trwanie życia (data for 2024 and 2025), stat.gov.pl.
- Ministry of Health: Bezpłatne programy profilaktyczne (Moje Zdrowie), gov.pl.
- EAU-EANM-ESTRO-ESUR-ISUP-SIOG Guidelines on Prostate Cancer, 2025.
- Visseren FLJ et al. 2021 ESC Guidelines on cardiovascular disease prevention in clinical practice. Eur Heart J 2021;42:3227-3337.
- BadamySie.pl: packages for men, 9.11.2026.
Where can I get blood tests without a referral?
Blood collection centres with addresses and opening hours: Warszawa · Wrocław · Łódź · Kraków · Poznań · Gdańsk · Szczecin · Bydgoszcz · all cities.
Order your tests online at BadamySie.pl and have them done at a centre of your choice.