SALIVA TESTING INFORMATION

Saliva Hormone Testing is a simple and accurate method for assessing your current levels of steroid hormones in your body. Steroid Hormones in the saliva are the portion of hormones which travel in the bloodstream and are unbound by serum binding proteins, meaning they are the hormones which are able to enter tissues throughout the body. Saliva Testing for Hormones tell us the amount of hormones that the cells in our bodies can actually use.

Saliva is proving to be an excellent diagnostic medium to measure free steroid hormones. Saliva is a natural ultra filtrate of blood, and steroids not bound by carrier proteins freely diffuse into saliva. Since the concentration of carrier proteins in saliva is low, measurements in saliva for the most part represent the free fraction of the hormone.

Saliva Testing for Hormones has proven to dominate in finding the free hormones in our bodies. Our free hormones in our bodies represent the available hormones we have for use, meaning the hormones that can attach to cells in our bodies in order for us to function. Unlike our total hormone level, which is the total amount of hormones we have in our bodies (including those already bonded and being used) saliva testing determines our free hormones which are the hormones that our body needs to function properly.

With our Gold Standard LC/MS/MS Saliva testing method you can be assured of our accuracy and sensitivity in all of our tests.

At Access Medical Laboratories we specialize in saliva testing and offer a full line of saliva panels customized for your own unique needs. Below is a list of our most popular saliva tests panels, and a la carte tests for your customization.

SALIVA PANELS

Adrenal Profile: CORTISOL X4 DHEA 17 ­ OH PROGESTERONE	Adrenal Plus Profile: CORTISOL X4 DHEA 17 ­ OH PROGESTERONE MELATONIN ANDROSTENEDIONE
Comprehensive Male Panel: ESTRADIOL TESTOSTERONE DHEA CORTISOL PROGESTERONE MELATONIN DHT ANDROSTENEDIONE	Comprehensive Female Panel: E1, E2, E3 PROGESTERONE TESTOSTERONE MELATONIN CORTISOL DHEA
Base Male Panel: ESTRADIOL PROGESTERONE TESTOSTERONE DHEA DHT	Base Female Panel: ESTRADIOL PROGESTERONE TESTOSTERONE DHEA 17 - OH PROGESTERONE
Andropause Panel: TESTOSTERONE DHT DHEA MELATONIN CORTISOL	Menopause Panel: E1 E2 E3 PROGESTERONE TESTOSTERONE DHEA CORTISOL MELATONIN 17 ­ OH PROGESTERONE ANDROSTENEDIONE
Post Menopausal Panel: ESTRONE PROGESTERONE DHEA TESTOSTERONE ESTRADIOL	Female EvaluatoR: ESTRADIOL PROGESTERONE DHEA TESTOSTERONE
Female EvaluatoR Plus: ESTRADIOL PROGESTERONE DHEA TESTOSTERONE MELATONIN FSH

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