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Jun 03 2008

Salivary Hormone Testing

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SALIVARY HORMONE TESTING Validity and compounding?

Does anyone have any experience in using saliva testing for female hormones and steroids and any other related hormones, eg. thyroid? I am interested in this for severe chronic depression. Does anyone recommend a particular company for salivary testing and assessment and compounding natural formulas to help?

I used ZRT labs (no prescription needed) to test salivary hormones for both myself and my husband. I am 48 and my husband is 60. The salivary testing is not cheap, it cost us about $200 apiece. The salivary tests took about a month for us to find out the results. The lab tests indicated I was low in progesterone, but estrogen and testosterone was ok. My husband was low in testosterone. My husband subsequently had blood testing of the free testosterone, which also indicated a low reading. He was put on a bio-identical gel Testim, and he feels so much better. Increased energy,libido, strength, and it seems his immune system is better. I started with a bio-identical progesterone cream, Pro-Gest which is available over the counter (you can get it at vitacost.com for a reduced price). I also highly recommend Suzanne Somers book, Ageless, just out within the past couple of weeks. I hope this helps you, maybe your hormones are out of sync, and once you find out which hormones you need, it will help with your depression. Of what I’ve read, the themes which keep repeating over and over are exercise at least 30 minutes a day, eat fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and organic produce and meat, avoid sugar, enriched flour, hydrogenated fats and high fructose corn syrup. Also, take a good vitamin/mineral supplement, and supplement hormones which you are found to be low with bio-identical hormone creams/gels. I think iacprx.com will tell you compounding pharmacies in your area. Good luck, I hope this helps you.
Kathy D

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