NutriPATH Adrenocortex Stress & Female Basic [1010]

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All functional testing (with the exception of blood collection) is carried out via post. Any blood samples must be taken at a registered CliniPath Pathology Centre. 

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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.

1005: Hormones are tremendously complex and during the pre-menopausal years, imbalanced hormones can pose challenges with mood stabilisation, conception and regulation of your 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 effective analyses of oestrogens, progesterone, and testosterone.

1001: Each person has two adrenal glands both located on top of each of the body’s two kidneys. These glands are important to the body’s endocrine (hormonal) system. Adrenal fatigue is a very common condition in today’s society through the physical and physiological demands we put on our adrenal glands. Each gland is composed of two distinct zones, the large outer cortex and the inner medulla.

Salivary cortisol testing is an effective, non-invasive salivary hormone test that evaluates bioactive levels of the body’s important stress hormones, cortisol and DHEA. This hormone test (stress test) serves as a critical tool for uncovering biochemical imbalances underlying anxiety, depression, chronic fatigue syndrome, obesity, dysglycemia, and a host of other clinical conditions that may affect our day to day lives. This hormone test examines 4 saliva samples over a 12-hour period for levels of cortisol and DHEA. The Adrenocortex test should be used as a general screening test as it plays such an important role for a healthy life.

Common Conditions:

• 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

Test: Salivary. *Fasting Required*

Analytes:

DHEAs
Cortisol morning
Cortisol midday
Cortisol afternoon
Cortisol evening
Estrone (E1)
Estradiol (E2)
Estriol (E3)
Progesterone
Testosterone
Ratios