Hormone Test For Women
Hormones are crucial to a woman’s reproductive health. The main hormones affecting the menstrual cycle and fertility are produced by glands in the brain and by the ovaries. Those hormones regulate menstruation, fertility and sex drive (libido) – any one of which can be adversely affected if the production of these hormones goes out of balance. As most women approach mid-life, hormonal changes gradually cause reproductive organs to shut down eventually leading to menopause.
Hormones are tremendously complex and during the pre-menopausal years, imbalanced hormones can pose challenges with mood stabilisation, conception and regulation of the menstrual cycle. The Female Hormone Profile provides valuable information on an individual’s hormonal status and the potential impact this may have on physical and emotional health.
Hormone-related symptoms can occur from the age of when a menstrual cycle commences. Generally, hormonal issues is usually not a clear-cut case of one hormone level being abnormal, or even one hormone system. In fact, because of the role that hormones play as chemical messengers to wake up the genome in specific target tissues throughout the body, it makes sense that all hormone systems work in concert with each other to maintain a state of balance.
Salivary hormone measurements provide an accurate analyses of estrogens, progesterone, and testosterone in determining the need for hormone replacement therapy (HRT). Hormone levels may be normal, indicating that hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is not needed.
Common Conditions:
- Hot flushes
- Weight gain
- Night sweats
- Depression
- Irregular menstruation
- Mood changes
- Brain fog
- Vaginal dryness
- Bone loss
- Dry skin
- Fatigue
- Insomnia
- Disturbed sleep patterns
- Low libido
- Infertility
- Miscarriage
- PMS
- Symptoms of menopause
- PCOS
Reference:
Lewis, J.G. 2006. Steroid Analysis in Saliva: An overview. Clin Biochem Rev Vol 27 139-146
