Female Hormone Profile – Extensive

NOTE:  This test is ONLY AVAILABLE TO AUSTRALIAN RESIDENTS.

The Hormone Imbalance Test (Female – Extensive)

See all of the hormone tests available here.

Hormones are crucial to a woman’s reproductive health. The main hormones affecting the menstrual cycle and fertility are produced by glands in the brain and by the ovaries. Those hormones regulate menstruation, fertility and sex drive (libido) – any one of which can be adversely affected if the production of these hormones goes out of balance. As most women approach mid-life, hormonal changes gradually cause reproductive organs to shut down eventually leading to menopause.

Hormones are tremendously complex and during the pre-menopausal years, imbalanced hormones can pose challenges with mood stabilisation, conception and regulation of your menstrual cycle. The female hormone profile extensive expands on the basic female hormone profiles in that it investigates androstenedione. Androstenedione is a steroid hormone that has weak, androgenic actions on the body itself. However, acts as a stepping stone in the manufacture of testosterone and oestrogen within the body.

Hormone-related symptoms can occur from the age of when a menstrual cycle commences. Generally, hormonal issues is usually not a clear-cut case of one hormone level being abnormal, or even one hormone system. In fact, because of the role that hormones play as chemical messengers to wake up the genome in specific target tissues throughout the body, it makes sense that all hormone systems work in concert with each other to maintain a state of balance.

Salivary hormone measurements is the most accurate analyses of estrogens, progesterone, and testosterone in determining the need for hormone replacement therapy (HRT). Hormone levels may be normal, indicating that hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is not needed.

Analytes

• *Fasting Required*-6-8am collection
• Androstenedione
• DHEAs
• Estradiol (E2)
• Estriol (E3)
• Estrone (E1)
• Progesterone
• Ratios
• Testosterone

Test Method

EIA (Enzyme immunoassay)

About The Test

All tests come with full instructions, including a pre-authorised practitioner script.

Home test kits come with everything you need to complete the test, including free express post return postage to the laboratory.

All pathology test kits come with a preauthorised script (including test kit/s if required) to take to your local pathology test centre.
You can click here to find a pathology near you.

Turn-around time: 3–5 days

Symptoms Of Female Hormone Imbalances

• Nutritional and Dietary Symptoms
  • Bone loss
  • Weight gain
• Mental and Emotional Health
  • Brain fog
  • Depression
• Other Health Conditions
  • Disturbed sleep patterns
  • Fatigue
  • Hot flushes
  • Insomnia
  • Irregular menstruation
  • Low libido
  • Miscarriage
  • Mood changes
  • Night sweats
  • PMS
• Skin and Dermatological Health
  • Dry skin
• Reproductive Health
  • Infertility
  • Vaginal dryness
• Endocrine and Hormonal Health
  • Symptoms of menopause

The Importance of Having Balanced Female Hormones

Female hormones are crucial to a woman’s reproductive health. The main hormones affecting the menstrual cycle and fertility are produced by glands in the brain and by the ovaries. Those hormones regulate menstruation, fertility and sex drive, any one of which can be adversely affected if the production of these hormones goes out of balance, further hormonal changes gradually cause reproductive organs to shut down eventually leading to menopause and female hormone imbalance symptoms.  Apart from those important points, female hormones also help to maintain good health and have anti-aging properties.  Despite popular belief menopause and menopause symptoms can also be reversed.

Estrogen Deficiency, Osteoporosis and Menopause

In addition to the symptoms listed above, osteoporosis and memory loss are also common problems associated with menopause or the loss of vital hormone production, as estrogen hormones decrease in the case of estrogen deficiency other factors come into play such as slowed bone growth leading to osteoporosis, brain function is also effected with increasing risk of alzheimer’s disease.  Menopause is the term used to describe the slowing of the important female hormonal system and can be experienced by women at any age, often these symptoms are not a result of being “normal” but an indication that something else is causing or interfering with normal hormone production.  The following are examples of some of the causes of menopause and estrogen deficiency:

• Nutritional imbalances
• Heavy metal toxicity
• Bacteria
• Virus
• Poor diet