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Take the Hormone Balance Test

Simply tick the box for your symptoms. Once you pick two symptoms in any group, the results will be revealed.

But don't stop once you get one result. You might have more than one problem especially if you are experiencing symptoms of stress.

This test is based on information proviced by Labrix Test Laboratories. While it is slightly different to that of Dr. John R. Lee MD's test, there is still correlation between the two.

Estrogen Deficiency

Hot Flashes/Flushes
Incontinence

Night Sweats
Vaginal Dryness

Estrogen Dominance

Bleeding Changes
Depressed
Fibrocystic Breasts
Foggy Thinking
Increased Forgetfulness

Mood Swings
Tearful
Tender Breasts
Uterine Fibroids
Water Retention

Estrogen Dominance

Also referred to as Low Progesterone or Progesterone Deficiency. This is the most common hormone imbalance found in women.

Estrogen (oestrogen) is the primary female sex hormone. The three major naturally occurring Estrogens in women are Estrone (E1), Estradiol (E2), and Estriol (E3). Estradiol (E2) is the predominate form in nonpregnant females.

Progesterone is present in both females and males. For women, it is vital for their menstural cycle and during pregnancy. While many have thought its role in HRT is to balance Estrogen, new studies are finding it may have a role on its own.

Estrogen Dominance means that there is too little Progesterone relative to the amount of Estrodial (E2). An optimal ratio is needed to protect breasts, heart, bones and brains.

If you are supplementing with Estrogen, make sure you are balancing with Progesterone. If you are already using Progresterone, you may need to increase the amount of Progesterone or decrease your Estrogen dose.

Progesterone is available in bio-identical form in over the counter products such as topical creams. It is also available in much smaller doses in anti-aging face creams, which while not touted as HRT, can in fact increase progesterone levels.

You should also increase your Fiber intake. Decrease intake of phyto-estrogens including soy.

Recommended Hormone Saliva Test

If you suspect Excess Estrogen is your problem then you need to test all hormones:

Progesterone (Pg)
Estradial (E2)
Testerone (T)
DHEA
Cortisol (x4)

which is the Comprehensive Hormone Panel.

If your Adrenal/Cortisol related symptoms (fatigue, anxiety and so on) are less severe than other symptoms then the Basic Hormone Panel Test might suffice. However if you have trouble sleeping then it is best to at least test your PM Cortisol using the Short Comprehensive Panel Test.

If you have already tested and are taking treatment then you may wish to test your E2 and Pg on their own.

Benchmarks

Hormone Test	Unit	Post	Pre (Luteal Phase)	Supplementation
Estradiol (E2)	pg/ml	1.0-3.2	1.0-10.8	1.5-10.8
Progesterone	pg/ml	18-126	127-446	500-3000
Ratio of Pg/E2		200-600	200-600	200-600
Testosterone	pg/ml	6.0-49	6.0-49	30-60