Description
Adrenal Fatigue Salivary Test
Adrenal Fatigue Sample Report
Hormones are essential chemical messengers which regulate routine processes in the body. Hormone imbalances can affect a wide range of body functions including:
- metabolism and appetite,
- heart rate
- sleep cycles
- reproductive cycles and sexual function
- general growth and development
- mood and stress levels
- body temperature
All of these can negatively affect quality of life and may increase the risk for hormone-related diseases, including hormone-sensitive cancers.
A comprehensive assessment of individual hormones would provide patterns of imbalances in different hormones, while assessment of their metabolites would provide beneficial information on affected downstream pathways. This would help to treat underlying causes of hormone imbalances and identify disease risks associated with individual hormone metabolites.
Assessment of sex and adrenal hormones is critical to differentiate hormonal imbalance from other common conditions which have overlapping symptoms, such as: chronic infections, toxic exposures, GI malabsorption, hepatic detoxification problems, and metabolic disorders.
Hormones, especially adrenal hormones and sex hormones, are interconnected with neurotransmitters. An imbalance in adrenal and sex hormones could lead to neurotransmitter imbalances which could revert back to cause hormonal imbalances. Consider running a Vibrant Hormones panel alongside a Neurotransmitters panel for the most accurate assessment of causes of hormone imbalances and their connected neurotransmitter pathways.
The Vibrant Hormones panel is the most comprehensive panel available to assess the status of hormones in the human body. It eliminates the guesswork of determining root causes of generic and global symptoms and provides practitioners with a clear-cut picture of hormonal imbalances present.
Symptoms
Adrenal Fatigue Symptoms
Conditions and symptoms associated with hormonal imbalances include:
- Hot flashes
- Night sweats
- Headaches
- Headaches
- Poor sleep
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Stress
- Low libido
- Memory lapse
- Sugar cravings
- Weight gain
- Dry, dull appearance of skin
- Poor stamina
- Decreased muscle mass/strength
- Neck/back pain
- Decreased urinary flow (men)
- Erectile dysfunction
- Apathy/mood changes
- Poor cognition
- Brain fog
- Fatigue
- Chronic Irritability
- Increased facial hair/acne
- Irregular menstrual cycles
- Thinning hair, eyebrows, or eyelashes
About Test
About Adrenal Fatigue Test
Key Details
- Review your kit - When you receive the test kit in the mail, review its contents, and read through the information provided with the kit.
- This is a salivary (saliva) collection kit that you will collect for at home.
- If you are a menstruating woman, you should collect your samples on specific days of your cycle.
- If you are taking hormones, you should collect your samples at specific intervals after dosing.
- Do not brush your teeth, eat, or drink anything but water for 2-3 hours before each saliva sample collection.
- Ship samples back to the lab as soon as possible.
Preparation & Timing
- For 2-3 hours prior to each saliva sample collection,
- Do not brush your teeth.
- Do not eat.
- Fast for 2-3 hours prior to each collection to ensure accurate cortisol measurements. Do not drink anything but water.
- If you miss a collection timing, collect at the same time the next day and label appropriately.
- If you are a menstruating woman, collect samples on the days indicated below:
- Regular cycles: For a 28-day cycle, collect on Day 19, 20, or 21 of your cycle.
- Day 1 is the first day of your period.
- Irregular cycles: Collect 5 days before your period begins.
- Unpredictable cycles: Collect any day when not bleeding.
- If you are taking topical or oral (pill) hormones,
- Do not take within 12 hours of sample collection.
- If you are taking sublingual or troche hormones,
- Consult your healthcare provider. This test is not recommended for you, as these therapies may cause false salivary hormone results.
- If you have hormone patches, vaginal rings, hormone pellets, or injectable hormones,
- Collect your samples halfway between doses.
- If you are using steroids, consult your healthcare provider regarding the timing of this test.
- 3 days prior to sample collection
- Avoid using any anti-aging products.
- Avoid using vaginal hormones.
Requisition & Payment
- Forms Included with your kit:
- Requisition form: Confirm your information is correct on this form.
- Since your kit has been prepaid, you do not need to fill in the payment information on any of these forms.
- Use the prepaid FedEx shipping envelope to send this back to the lab as soon as possible, Monday - Friday only.
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