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Serum vs. Saliva Testing

Accurately measuring free hormone levels is essential for proper treatment.

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Can anyone refer a practitioner who does saliva testing in Southeast Michigan? I am having a hard time finding anyone and am considering the at home tests.

Stephanie	September 01, 2009

I have been doing saliva hormone testing for 6 years now. I would never go back to blood testing. I am so glad you have taken the time to explain to other practitioners the difference in the saliva vs. blood testing, an excellent article. When I receive a patients saliva test back, I receive not only the numbers for estrogen, progesterone, DHEA, testosterone, and cortisol, but also graphs of subjective information from the patient which give me percentages for their insulin, thyroid, cortisol, estrogen dominance, estrogen deficency , Then the doctors at ZRT give a full page as to what each test means for that patient. I always , in most cases I do the 4 tube test which tests throughout a full 12 hour. I spend a lot of time with patients explaining where they are hormone defiencient, and I never give a hormone that isn't needed, and my goal is hormone balance. I explain to my patients that with balancing their hormones, it gives them excellent breast protection (ie; estrogen vs. progesterone). I hope other practitioners will learn more about saliva testing and impliment it in their practice.Whoever told us it was ok to give women estrogen without progesterone (not progestin), or to just give out hormones without measuring to see if they are even needed. I find most women continue to make estrogen thru the adrenal glands, their body fat, and their cholesterol post menapausal, and if I do give estrogen, its always balanced with progesterone. We need to go back and unlearn what was taught to us mostly by pharmaceutical companies. They are not always right, and they are a business out to makie money. Thank you

Ann Carter, ANP, Aurora health care clinic	November 18, 2008
Eagle River, AK

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