Tests DHEA - S (DS) and Cortisol in the morning (C1), noon (C2), evening (C3), and night (C4).
In women, DHEA can cause unwanted facial hair growth, so it is best to work with a knowledgeable physician who can
test your DHEA level and recommend the proper dosage.
Not exact matches
This saliva
test can detect imbalances in the stress hormones cortisol and
DHEA by taking four samples throughout the day.
There's also a little side thyroid related
test,
DHEA sulfate.
My saliva
tested this summer showed very very low estrogen, high free
test., and no
DHEA.
My current labs are as follows: T, Serum 37 ng / dL (was as high as 62) T Free 4.4 pg / ml (high)
DHEAS 246.7 ug / dL (was as high as 473.4) TSH 2.53 uIU / mL T4 Free 1.13 Prolactin 7.6 ng / mL (was as high as 40.5) Previous glucose
test run around 99 - 100 A1C runs around 5.4 - 5.5 Total cholesterol runs around 245
Uhhmm — also I get some
testing for that kind of — I do well on progesterone; I don't do so well on
DHEA, pregnenolone.
I just had a saliva hormone
test done and results were: Estradiol.5 pg / ml Progesterone 32 pg / ml Testosterone 58pg / ml
DHEAS 5.6 ng / dl
These hormones are
DHEA and cortisol, and they are a great example of why you should never take the lab
tests at face value.
Easy to understand color - coded
test report compares patient results to reference ranges for cortisol and
DHEA along with research based result specific Smart Commentaries.
I ended up ordering the saliva
test and
testing on day 20 of my cycle and got these results: Estradiol: 1.1 pg / ml range: 1.3 - 3.3 low Progesterone: 42 pg / ml range: 75 - 270 low Testosterone: 107 pg / ml range: 16 - 55 high
DHEAS: 14.8 pg / ml range: 2 - 23 Cortisol: 8.0 pg / ml range: 3.7 - 9.5 (morning)
Cortisol Deficiency (Dr. Henry Lindner) Cortisol in Blood (WebMD) The 10 Most Important Blood
Tests:
DHEA (Life Extension Foundation) Dehydroepiandrosterone (University of Maryland Medical Center)
That's why we want to look carefully at what your body is doing, determine as definitively as possible that you're experiencing low
DHEA symptoms or perhaps symptoms of another hormone being too low, and then make suggestions for treatment based off our initial
tests.
At Parsley we
test for nutrient deficiencies, toxins like heavy metals, genetics with implications for pregnancy like MTHFR, and of course hormones, including forgotten hormones like Cortisol
DHEA and Insulin which can have a much bigger impact on fertility than estrogen and progesterone.
By measuring circadian rhythm, precursor hormones (
DHEA and 17 hydroxyprogesterone), and cortisol levels, the adrenal saliva
test can tell you whether you are in the «alarm reaction» of high adrenal hormones, in adrenal exhaustion, or somewhere in between.
I had various blood
tests in July and found: - free testosterone (direct) was.3 pg / ml -
DHEA was 236 ng / dL - Vitamin D was 22.7 ng / mL - B12 was 384pg / mL
The best
test for adrenal hormones measures cortisol and
DHEA, and is performed over the course of a typical day and evening, rather than just a single
test.
I got a hormone panel done and have really high testosterone, slightly high
DHEA - S, normal estradiol, and rock bottom progesterone (
tested on day 21 of my cycle).
Like serum
testing, saliva
tests offer only a «snapshot» look at hormones that ebb and flow throughout a 24 - hour period, for which reason its diagnostic value for testosterone, estradiol, progesterone, dehydroepiandrosterone (
DHEA) and aldosterone is compromised by rapid fluctuations in salivary concentrations of these steroids.
DHEA and its metabolite etiocholanolone (also reported by the 24 - Hour Urine
Test, see below), inhibit glucose -6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD), an enzyme that plays a key role in anerobic glycolysis, the major route of energy production for cancer cells.91, 92
Etiocholanolone: One of two
DHEA metabolites reported on the 24 - Hour Urine
Test, etiocholanolone, as noted above, has cancer - preventive anti-proliferative effects via its inhibition of G6PD.
Last blood
test 3 weeks ago: day 20 of cycle: My LDL levels are abnormal but I don't know what those are, my
DHEA is low at 59.4, TSH is high at 5.63, Cortisol is sorta high at 14.2 (am), Esstradiol is 73.3 (my dr says that all of my hormone has to do with my estradiol being off?)
Got a saliva
test and my progesterone is very high along with my P4 / E2 ratio is through the roof, my
DHEAS are mid range and testosterone a bit low and my E3 very low.
DHEA or 7 - Keto
DHEA will be chosen depending on the results of functional medical
testing.
• Leutinizing hormone (LH) • Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) •
DHEAS sulfate • Total and free testosterone • Fasting glucose • Fasting insulin (can be part of oral glucose tolerance
test - OGTT) • HA1C • Transvaginal pelvic ultrasound
It contains eight (8)
tests: Estradiol (E2), Progesterone (Pg), Testosterone (T),
DHEA - S (DS), and Cortisol
tested in the morning (C1), noon (C2), evening (C3), and night (C4).
It contains five (5)
tests: Estradiol (E2), Progesterone (Pg), Testosterone (T),
DHEA - S (DS), and morning Cortisol (C1).
Most Effective Dietary Supplements:
DHEA, pregnenolone and or licorice as indicated in additional
tests.
The
test showed — estradiol 11 —
DHEA - S 182 — vitamin D 30 — Ferritin 20.31 -
DHEA, LC / MS / MS 228 FSH 59.53 Testosterone 26.46 Free testosterone 0.34 SHBG 56.2 — TSH 1.33 Free T4 1.02 Free T3 2.93.
Through saliva
testing my Doctor said I have early stage adrenal fatigue, elevated cortisol and low
DHEA, along with symptoms of extreme afternoon fatigue, low body temperature and weight gain.
Men - Individual Hormone
Tests Includes testosterone,
DHEA, estrogen, progesterone, cortisol, SHBG, PSA, IGF - 1 (growth hormone).
can't tell if I have high or low testosterone... and the hormone
test was 3 weeks after stopping
DHEA.
20g carbs for years and now my
DHEA and sex hormones are very low and I have insulin resistance - getting into the 300s at the 3rd hour of a glucose tolerance
test.
At - home saliva stress
tests that are then sent to the lab are valid for cortisol and probably
DHEA for most people.
If you get lab
tests during this stage, they would show elevated levels of epinephrine (adrenaline), norepinephrine, cortisol,
DHEA and insulin.
Solution: A blood
test that measures cortisol and
DHEA levels can reveal where you can improve or supplement.
My blood
tests for testosterone and
DHEAS came out normal, my FSH came out normal at 7.3 any my estradiol came out what I thought was low at 28, but she says is normal.
Initial
testing showed low salivary cortisol, and low serum levels for the other hormones,
DHEA, estradiol, progesterone and testosterone.
I had extensive blood work done and saliva
tests and the doctor prescribed 30 mg armour, 5 mg melatonin, 0.5 mg / ml
test, hrt, 5 mg
dhea, 50mg / ml prog.hrt.
See the Male Male Comprehensive Hormone Panel for additional hormone balance
testing that includes both
DHEA - S and PSA
testing in one package.
My gyn did a long list of blood
tests and based on the results put me on estragen,
DHEA, progesterone, & Armour thyroid 3/4.
My dr. wants me to take progesterone cream and
test /
dhea cream — all bio identical.
Hormonal
tests are important; they include testosterone for women plus
DHEAS, progesterone, oestrogen, cortisol, PTH, thyroid TSH, T3 and T4 at the very least.
Related thyroid
tests:
DHEA Sulfate Ferritin Homocysteine Vitamin B - 12 Vitamin D 25 - hydroxy ** If having issues with inability to lose weight, then also
test HbA1c
If you're experiencing symptoms of low or high cortisol, you may want to consider
testing your cortisol and / or
DHEA levels.
You can get
tested for your cortisol and
DHEA levels in either our Performance package or Premium package.
And this again if you wan na just know everything that's going on inside your body so longevity
test has an inflammation panel and it looks into c - reactive protein, basically and it also includes a fibrinogen measurement, a metabolic and hormone panel so estrogen, testosterone, cortisol,
DHEA, thyroid, everything from a hormonal standpoint.
We may also want to do an adrenal
test to get a window into how your adrenals are functioning because your adrenals produces a significant amount of
DHEA, which is depleted in people that are chronically ill.
Turns out I have little to no estrogen / progestrone /
dhea left in my system (
tested via blood / saliva), my amino acid profile is deficient in almost everything (I'm not converting food into amino acids) and my cortisol curve is flat.
But for the folks who kinda adhere to the program, you know the basics stuff that I work in especially for the first 4 - 8 weeks and this kinda depends on you know, we
test as we go so you look at, even if it's impossible to
test cortisol and
DHEA, that can be expensive, it can be time consuming but at least track things like your morning heart rate variability to see how things are responding as you go and you kinda keep your finger on the pulls of recovery of you know, sleep quality, mood, soreness, heart rate and heart rate variability, things of that nature.