healing hormones 2 testing - heart to heart medical center · low hormone levels in saliva ......
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Healing Hormones Episode 2
Testing
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why measure
track changes in levels
establish a baseline
understand relationships
everyone is unique
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what your doctor may say
too many variables
no need to look more deeply
range of normal is so wide, doesn’t help
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types of hormone tests
blood
saliva
urine
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blood testing
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Blood Tests Pros
often covered by insurance
can measure free and total testosterone which usually can’t be done with other tests
can follow pituitary hormones
can screen things like PSA which is useful for men
only way to measure pregnenolone
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Blood Test Cons
one moment in time
large variability
cannot measure estrogen metabolites
harder to get a series of cortisol numbers
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saliva testing
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Saliva Testing Pros
easy to collect
can follow treatment
possibly the only way to accurately measure progesterone cream
easy way to chart hormone changes over time
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Saliva Testings Cons
harder to get accurate readings
low hormone levels in saliva
any change in pH, mouth condition, amount of saliva affect levels
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Urine Testing Pros
can measure metabolites
provide an average of 24 hours
only way to track cortisol metabolism
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Urine Testing Cons
used to be inconvenient because you had to collect for 24 hours, new test available now
not always accurate
only measures the hormones you are excreting
can’t directly measure progesterone level
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what can we test?
thyroid
adrenals
brain chemistry
brain hormones
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my list - adrenal tests
estrogen - estradiol, estriol, metabolites
progesterone
DHEA
pregnenolone
testosterone - free and total
cortisol/cortisone
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my list - thyroid
TSH
free T3
free T4
total T4
antithyroid antibodies
antithyroglobulin antibodies
thyroid ultrasound if necessary
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my list - brain
TSH
LH
FSH
PRL
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what is “normal”
every lab has certain parameters for measuring hormones
the normal range is wide
have to think about how you feel versus what your blood tests say
ALWAYS - how you feel is more important
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optimize testing
measure at certain time of the month
measure when you feel crappy
certain times of day
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interpreting results
normal ranges are too wide
timing of tests makes a difference
remember relationships
how you feel is more important than numbers
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example TSH
“normal range” = 0.35 - 4.5
functional “optimal range” = 1-2
the higher the number, the less your thyroid is working
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estrogen values - urine test
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progesterone, dhea, cortisol
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others
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its all about balance