Building a better hormone testing model: Physicians have three options for hormone testing – serum, urine, or saliva. When testing adrenal and sex hormones, each of these testing methods is a viable option, but has limitations, which can be improved upon. Our testing model is a comprehensive overview of these hormones, and it is the easiest patient collection of all.
| Serum | Saliva | Urine(24 Hr) | Dried Urine |
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Adrenal Hormones | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Diurnal Free Cortisol Pattern | No | Yes | No | Yes |
Cortisol Metabolism | No | No | Yes | Yes |
Sex Hormones | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Sex Hormone Metabolites | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
Easy Collection | No | Yes | No | Yes |