Post Menopause
Female Hormone
Saliva Test Panel
Simple to order. Take the test at home. Mail to the lab. Gives you accurate, easy to understand results.
Menopause is neither a disease nor an illness, it is a natural and usually gradual change in glandular function. It has its origins in the beginning of menses and culminates in the series of hormonal changes that result in the cessation of menstrual flow. This transition produces a variety of bodily manifestations and symptoms, and is due to changes in the production of hormones and the timing of their release.
Various body systems undergo change and can produce one or more of the following symptoms:
Endocrine
- Bleeding irregularities
- Vaginal dryness
- Hot flashes/sweats
- Changes in sex drive
Nervous System
- Insomnia
- Nervousness, irritability
- Mood changes
- Depression
Metabolic changes:
- Skin aging/ cosmetic changes
- Osteoporosis
- Altered fat and carbohydrate metabolism
- Atherosclerosis
What can you do about it?
There are several therapeutic options that may minimize or even eliminate many of the adverse symptoms of menopause:
- Treat symptoms using synthetic or natural hormones without hormone level testing.
- Treat symptoms using lifestyle, dietary, and nutritional supplements without hormone level testing.
- Or using any of the above to correct the symptoms and ACCURATELY ADDRESS THE CAUSE OF THE SYMPTOMS through testing for hormones before and after treatment.
I believe the preferable option is to use lifestyle, dietary and nutritional approaches WITH hormone testing.
What typically happens:
Here is a hypothetical example similar to many I see in my practice:
A woman suffers from several symptoms – migraines, hot flashes, and emotional fragility. She is having irregular periods, one every 6-8 months. Her doctor treats her with natural estrogens, but he does not do any testing to determine the quantities or types of hormones that will best meet her specific needs. Her symptoms are under control, but her risks for the following are increased:
- Increased blood pressure
- Endometrial cancer (uterine cancer)
- Fibroid growth
- Gallbladder disease
- Over the next 15 years, at least twice the risk of breast cancer
With a testing we would have seen that she has too much estrogen (not a lack of estrogen as her symptoms suggested), not enough progesterone to balance the estrogen, low DHEA, and marginal testosterone.
Sure, she felt better on the estrogen. However, the silent killers (cancer, blood pressure, and heart disease) rarely make anyone feel bad from the start. Her best course of treatment for symptom relief AND long term health and wellness would be a new treatment plan designed around what is actually happening with her hormones.
Menopause Hormone Testing
The Post-Menopause Hormone Panel helps determine the risk of disease in your breasts or uterus, and also provides individualized recommendations to minimize that risk.
Taking hormones without analysis and a determination of the true need for specific hormones risks serious side effects.
Salvia hormone testing can tell you for certain if you are in menopause or still in perimenopause.
 How
to Get the Test
Your test is ordered through me in my capacity as a Certified Nutritionist.
Call the number below or use our secure online shopping cart.
I'll have the test sent directly to you within a few days. A small
shipping and handling fee applies.
You send the necessary specimen to an independent laboratory.
The test results are sent to me and I forward a copy to you.
We'll then schedule a time to discuss the interpretations and implications of
the results and possible next steps appropriate
for you based on the information.
To Your Health,
Post Menopause Hormone Panel
Includes:
- Estrone
- Estradiol
- Estriol
- Progesterone
- DHEA
- Testosterone
The fee for the
Post Menopause Female Hormone Saliva Test Panel
functional health test is
$202.
Expanded Post Menopause Hormone Panel
Includes all of the above plus:
- Luteninizing Hormone (LH)
- Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH)
The fee for the
Expanded Post Menopause Female Hormone Saliva Test Panel
functional health test is
$213.
Clinical Information about LH and FSH and the Post Menopausal Hormone Panel
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