Comprehensive Urinary Hormone Profile

Hormones are crucial for health and well being. They are made and released by cells of the endocrine glands. These chemical messengers are transported by the blood to various target cells on which they have specific effects. They mediate a wide variety of functions from regulation of sexual function and resistance to stress, to anti-inflammatory activity to protection against osteoporosis and certain cancers.

The adrenal hormones include cortisol and DHEA. The hormones of the gonads, known as sex hormones, include estrogens, progesterone and testosterone. These steroid hormones and their metabolites are the foundation of our Comprehensive Urinary Hormone Profile.

Hormone testing is primarily used to identify hormone deficiencies and excess. Our comprehensive Urinary Steroid Hormone Profile provides data for 30 key analytes serving as markers for major androgens, estrogens, progesterone and metabolites, and adrenal hormones and metabolites.

The levels of many hormones and their metabolites may fluctuate throughout the course of a day reflecting physical and mental status. A 24-hour urine sample offers the most sensitive means to account for these natural daily variations.
Some of the physical signs and symptoms that may suggest a steroid hormone deficiency or excess include but are not limited to:

Optimal hormone levels may vary from person to person but should be within a range that allows the individual relief from complaints and problems suggestive of a hormone deficiency or excess. Assessment and treatment is under the guidance of the physician who may interpret test results against information gained from a thorough physical exam and interview.

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