Posted Dr. Sherry LaBeck – Republished with permission from ZRT Laboratory Interpretation of hormone testing using saliva, dried blood spot, or serum can be tricky when women are using oral, patch, or other hormonal contraception methods. The types of hormones in these contraceptives are synthetic, and although they may be close to the molecular structure of our body’s own… Read More »
Subtleties in the Diagnosis of Endocrine System Dysfunction
Written by Mark Newman, President of Precision Analytical, Inc. The DUTCH (Dried Urine Test for Comprehensive Hormones) test is currently the most comprehensive lab test available in the market. Therefore, it is not surprising that reading the patient reports can be a bit overwhelming at the beginning. In order to help you with the learning curve, Dr. Tim Hyatt, ND… Read More »
Should You Test a Woman’s Hormones If She’s on the Pill?
Written by Mark Newman, President of Precision Analytical, Inc. One of the most common questions we receive at the Precision Analytical lab involves testing hormones when a woman is on the birth control pill (or the birth control ring or birth control implants). We have been asked if someone on the pill can just stop their… Read More »
Interpretation of Hormone Testing – It’s All in the Timing
With exogenous administration of hormones, the timing between the test sampling and the prior dose of therapy must be taken into consideration when the test results are interpreted, no matter which method is used to test hormones levels. The best method of testing hormones is to use a laboratory that considers both the dosage route… Read More »
How to Test for a Female’s Hormone Needs
By Jim Paoletti, BS Pharmacy, FAARFM, FIACP, Director of Education at Power2Practice The majority of female patients that visit a practitioner for hormone evaluation are going to be in the peri-menopause or menopause stage of life. For these patients, a baseline test should include estradiol (E2), progesterone, testosterone, DHEA or DHEAS, cortisol 4 times in… Read More »
How to Test for a Male’s Hormone Needs
By Jim Paoletti, BS Pharmacy, FAARFM, FIACP, Director of Education at Power2Practice Male testosterone production usually begins to decline around the mid-40s. The decline in production by the testes can be more precipitous with excessive weight, stress, lack of exercise, lack of quality sleep, and medications including statins, opioids, oxycodone, spironolactone, cimetidine, SSRIs, beta blockers,… Read More »