Urinary/Salivary Hormones Complete

The Vibrant Urinary Hormones is a test to measure urinary hormones including estrogens, androgens, progestogens, glucocorticoids, and oxidative stress. The panel is designed to give a complete picture of an individual’s levels of hormones and their metabolites in urine. The Vibrant Salivary Hormones is a test to measure salivary hormones including salivary steroids, cortisol, and cortisone. The panel is designed to give a complete picture of an individual’s levels of hormones in saliva.

Ordering both Urine and Saliva Hormones at the same time provides the most comprehensive insight into what, exactly, is going on with your hormones.

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, and body temperature. This comprehensive assessment of individual hormones can help treat underlying causes of hormone imbalances and identify disease risks associated with individual hormone metabolites.

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 the hormonal imbalances present.

To prepare for the Urinary and Salivary Hormone Metabolites test, men, children and non-menstruating women may collect any day of the month. Menstruating women should collect samples according to the following schedule: Regular Cycles: Collect on day 19, 20 or 21 of the menstrual cycle. (Day 1 = first day of your period). Irregular Cycles: Collect 5 days before your period begins. Unpredictable Cycles: Collect any day when not bleeding. Other hormone therapies: Test halfway between therapies with patches, vaginal rings, pellets or injectables. Avoid using hormones vaginally up to 72-hours prior to collection. Talk to your healthcare provider about steroid use and appropriate timing. If you miss a collection timing, collect at the same time the next day and label appropriately. Fast for 2-3 hours prior to each collection to ensure accurate cortisol measurements. For Salivary Hormones only: Do not brush your teeth, eat or drink (except water) for 2-3 hours prior to collection in order to avoid contamination of the specimen and ensure accurate cortisol measurements.