Assessment of serum hormone levels provides important clinical information about a powerful central aspect of female physiological balance. This profile measures circulating levels of the three major estrogens, two major estrogen metabolites, two major androgens, progesterone, and sex-hormone-binding-globulin (SHBG). A growing body of research links the balance of these hormones and their metabolites with primary mechanisms of bone turnover, lipid metabolism, cardiac function, cognitive and emotional health, immune function, as well as hormone-dependent diseases, such as breast and endometrial cancers and lupus.

This one-day, single-sample serum assessment provides a comprehensive picture of hormonal balance in both pre- and post-menopausal women and includes clinically useful ratios. Using innovative, new assays to measure hydroxyestrone metabolites in serum, the analysis offers higher specificity, more streamlined processing, and a direct measure of circulating hormones that does not depend on renal function (unlike urine). All assays in this profile are fully validated and meet FDA requirements for in-vitro diagnostic use.

The Women’s Hormonal Health Assessment provides clinicians with a deeper, more precise clinical understanding of sex steroid metabolism, enabling them to better assess its unique impact on each woman’s health. Specific ratios shed additional light on the bioactivity of sex hormones and their potential stimulatory effect on target tissues. This allows the detection and treatment of subtle aberrations that may promote hormone-dependent degenerative conditions, such as osteoporosis or breast cancer, even when total hormone levels are normal.

Using test results, practitioners can quickly hone in on specific disruptions of hormone metabolism. Since most test markers can be modified by changes in supplementation, lifestyle, and diet, practitioners can develop and monitor customized therapies to optimize hormonal balance, improve symptoms of chronic disorders, and help prevent degenerative aging. This profile has important applications in the prevention and treatment of the most common and the most critical health conditions facing women, including PMS, Perimenopause, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, Dysmenorrhea, Fibrocystic Breast Disease, Sexual Dysfunction, Breast Cancer, Heart Disease, Dementia, and Osteoporosis.

Assessment Specifics
Analytes:

Total levels: estrone(E1) estradiol (E2) estriol (E3) testosterone (T) progesterone (P) DHEA-S
sex-hormone-binding globulin (SHBG)
2-hydroxyestrone(2-OHE1)
16alpha-hydroxyestrone (16alpha-OHE1)

Ratios:
P/E2
2/16 alpha-OHE1 Free Androgen Index
E3/(E1 + E2)

Percents:
E1
E2 and E3 in relation to total estrogen

Estrogen Metabolism Index: Combines 2-OHE1, 16alpha-OHE1, 2/16 alpha-OHE1 ratio

Estrogen Metabolism Assessment (subpanel) Analytes: n 2-OHE1,16alpha-OHE1 n Ratio: 2/16alpha-OHE1 n Estrogen Metabolism Index

All lab tests can be done through the mail in the privacy of your own home, except blood tests, we send you to a lab to have your blood drawn for these. After you pay for the test we mail you the kit, the results take two weeks, the test results will be mailed to us and we will call you to go over the results, its that easy! All tests include the consultation for the report of findings.

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800-956-7083 OR 818-707-3126.