Testing of hormones is not required to determine whether a female has the right amount of hormones. The hormone levels in postmenopausal women haven’t been known. How symptoms react to a certain dose of hormones or non-hormonal Menopause medication is the only trustworthy guide.
Healthy Remedies carry out Saliva hormone testing, which is a part of bioidentical hormone therapy. But saliva testing is not just unnecessary, it also has not proven to be reliable or accurate. Because hormone levels vary day to day today also throughout the day, even a blood test can not accurately reflect the body’s hormone levels.
The common hormone test that may be appropriate is for the level of( FSH) follicle-stimulating hormone to help find out if a woman is in Menopause, especially for those who don’t have a uterus and so cannot judge by their menstrual pattern that they are Menopausal.
Saliva testing is a non-invasive method where patients collect the saliva in a plastic tube in order to detect hormones like estrogen, cortisol, progesterone and androgens. This collection is ideal for patients as it allows them to collect their sample in the privacy of their office or home.
Why Test Saliva For Hormones?
Steroid hormones are 95 – 99% in the blood attached to carrier proteins, and so they are unavailable in this form to main tissues. Saliva testing calculates the quantity of hormone available to target the tissues – bioavailable amount. For this reason, saliva testing relates to specific symptoms of excess for deficiency and is a better option for monitoring hormone therapy. Few analytes cannot be tested by immunoassays, the process used for most of the saliva testing.
For this reason, an LCMS, saliva steroid profile is developed using liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry. This profile tests a wide range of bioavailable hormones and metabolites in one saliva sample collection. It allows for exact reporting of estrogens to very low levels, like those in children, men and the individuals using aromatase inhibitors, and includes a test for Ethinyl estradiol, melatonin and three hormone blockers.
Today’s Most Advanced Saliva Testing
Range Adjusted For Supplementations –
Patients need not talk hormone supplementation to use testing because there are ranges adjusted for menstrual status and types of supplementation. This is the best method for tracking the effectiveness of hormone treatments.
No Pooling
Patient samples are not pooled meaning that the multiple daily samples are not mixed together to get an average hormone level. Instead, the hormones from a single morning sample are measured which represents the peak of daily hormone production – the optimal measuring time.
Extraction
The extraction process is used for saliva testing in particular labs, which separates hormones from background contamination. This is the only method to assess your accurate test results for low concentration hormones like estradiol.
Conclusion
So for saliva hormone testing, visit a certified diagnostic laboratory which is the leader in hormone and wellness testing. It will provide meaningful and accurate test results that help healthcare providers in making informed treatment decisions.