BIO-IDENTICAL HORMONE THERAPY
SALIVA HORMONE TESTING VS. BLOOD TESTING
In the past 20-30 years research studies have validated
saliva as a diagnostic medium to measure the free or
"unbound" biologically-active portion of
hormones in the bloodstream. These are the bio-available
hormones, doing their job at the cellular level and the
ones you want to know about when testing your hormone
levels. Saliva hormones more accurately reflect absorption
and tissue uptake of creams, gels or patches. Blood assays
significantly underestimate hormones delivered topically,
often resulting in overdosing. Blood tests measure the
serum, yet do not measure tissue uptake at the cells in
key organs such as the brain, uterus, skin and breasts.
Saliva testing is quicker, painless, and less expensive
than blood tests. It is a reliable way to measure steroid
hormone levels, and it will confirm that the hormones you
are taking are being absorbed and utilized. Saliva hormone
assay tests have been used for many years by the World
Health Organization for world wide hormone testing.
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