HORMONE PANELS

Why do we test for hormones?

Hormones play a role in almost every biological process that our bodies perform each day. The most common reason people seek out hormone testing is for:

  • improving energy

  • increasing libido

  • optimizing fertility

  • treatment of painful or irregular periods

  • to investigate weight gain

  • to reduce peri-menopausal symptoms

  • to support mood

  • to improve muscle mass

General serum testing

progesterone, estrogen, testosterone, DHEA, bioavailable testosterone, SHBG, TSH, FSH, LH, prolactin, AMH among others can be ordered through a simple serum test done here at the clinic or at a Life Labs location.

Salivary hormone testing:

This is another way we can examine your sex hormone profile (estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, androstenedione) which can be done from a single saliva sample or multiple samples collected over an entire menstrual cycle for women to provide a good estimation of the fluctuation of hormones over a period of time. Adrenal hormones can also be tested in the saliva (4-point cortisol, DHEA, DHEA-s, 17-hydroxyprogesterone, secretory IgA, insulin) which gives good insight into the effects of chronic and acute stress on our bodies.