Pallimed Solutions New Englands Premiere Compounding Pharmacy, Boston, MA

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Saliva testing is a convenient, inexpensive, and above all, accurate means of testing steroid hormones. Scientific studies have shown a strong correlation between s teroid hormone levels in saliva and the amount of hormone in the blood that is active or "bioavailable." It is this fraction of total hormone that  is free to enter the target tissues in the brain, uterus, skin, and breats.

Saliva testing can be done anywhere, anytime. Testing that relies on blood drawn in the doctor's office, makes it harder to obtain samples at specific times or multiple times during the day. In addition, hormones in saliva are exceptionally stable and can be stored at room temperature for up to a week without affecting the accuracy of the result. This offers maximum flexibility in sample collection and shipment.

At Pallimed, we ha ve access to many labratories for either the testing of home-completed kits or for patients to visit for on-site testing. Tests offered in the Saliva profiles include:

• Estradiol
• Progesterone
• Testosterone
• DHEA
• Cortisol

What are the advantages to using saliva testing?

• Saliva measures the free, "bioavailable," fraction of steroid hormones that have moved out of the bloodstream and into the tissue (Blood and urine measure the total levels of all hormones)
• Saliva is the most reliable measurement of tissue uptake with topical hormone supplementation
• Painless, noninvasive, and needle-free (stress associated with blood tests can alter test results)
• Private (home-collection kit) and convenient for both patient and doctor to allow for optimal collection time
• Hormones are stable in saliva at room temperature up to three weeks allowing for worldwide shipment.
• Transport of saliva samples to laboratory requires no special handling.
• Less expensive than conventional blood tessting
• Ease of collection allows for routine monitoring of hormone levels and adjustment of hormone supplementation as needed.

Why use saliva testing?

• Can help identify hidden hormonal imbalances (deficiency or excess) associated with patient symptoms of menopause and andropause as well as reproductive disorders, chronic illness, and diseases of aging
• Will link clinical symptoms to specific hormonal imbalances
• To maintain your health and prevent disease through early detection of any hormonal imbalance
• To establish treatment options to restore hormonal balance and patient quality of life
• Allows physicians to monitor patient hormone levels for "individualized" bioidentical hormone replacement therapy
• Physicans can track each patients' progress with comparative histroy reports provided with follow-up testing

All Compounded preparations require a prescription from your doctor