Saliva Hormone Testing

How to Interpret Your Saliva Hormone Test
Dr. John Lee explains how to read a saliva hormone test.

Men - Take the Hormone Balance Test
Men have hormone imbalances that can cause fatigue, weight gain, foggy thinking, irritability, prostate problems and loss of sex drive. Find out if you or a man in your life might be suffering from andropause.

Why Test These Hormones?
What it means when testosterone, DHEA and growth hormone are low or high in men. How testing hormones can help achieve male hormone balance. Why each recommended hormone is relevant to hormone balance for men.

PMS and Stress
Stress can be a direct cause of premenstrual syndrome (PMS), and it can certainly make it worse. Stress creates high cortisol levels, which creates hormone imbalances. Excerpted from What Your Doctor May Not Tell You about PREmenopause by Dr. John Lee and Virginia Hopkins.

Saliva Test FAQs
Here's practical information about the process of ordering your saliva test, what to do when you receive it, how to return it, and how to read the results.

Saliva Test Q & As
Questions from women about saliva testing, answers from Dr. John Lee and Virginia Hopkins.

Saliva Tests vs. Blood Tests by Dr. John Lee
Dr. John Lee explains why it's so important to use saliva testing vs. serum blood testing when trying to determine the cause of a hormone imbalance.

Take the Hormone Balance Test Now
The Hormone Balance Test is a wonderfully easy and useful tool for helping you decide, based on your symptoms, which of your hormones may be out of balance. At the end of this quick test we'll give you recommendations to help you decide the next steps to take to achieve hormone balance.

The Biochemistry of Saliva Testing
If you're a health professional or a science geek, you'll appreciate this article by Dr. John Lee on the biochemistry and physiology of saliva hormone testing, complete with references.

Why We Like Saliva Testing
Saliva testing is fairly new to conventional medicine, so there is confusion and misunderstanding about it. This article by Dr. John Lee, Dr. David Zava and Virginia Hopkins will explain why saliva hormone testing is so important and gives the basics on how it works.

Women - Take the Hormone Balance Test
Are your symptoms caused by a hormone imbalance? Take this test to find out if a hormone imbalance is the underlying cause of your symptoms such as hot flashes, night sweats, mood swings, irregular periods; or PMS symptoms such as moodiness, irritability, menstrual cramps; or symptoms of ovarian cysts (PCOS) such as mid-cycle pain, menstrual cramps, excess hair and acne.

Saliva Test or Blood Spot - What's Best?
How to choose between a saliva hormone level test and a blood spot hormone level test.

Women and Heart Disease
Dr. John Lee explains the differences in heart disease between women and men, and how hormones and HRT affect women's hearts.

Saliva Test Kits
Saliva testing for hormones is easy, accurate and gives the most useful information about your hormone levels. You can "spit" at home and mail it to the lab in a prepaid package. Here's where to find saliva hormone test kits for estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, DHEA, cortisol and more.

What Your Dr. May Not Tell You About PREmenopause
Balance Your Hormones and Your Life from Thirty to Fifty! Another classic best-selling book by Dr. John Lee and Virginia Hopkins. Details on PMS, infertility, PCOS, endometriosis, weight gain, fatigue and much more.

What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Menopause
The classic best-selling book by Dr. John Lee and Virginia Hopkins is a detailed and useful guide through menopause and natural hormones that every menopausal woman should have on her bookshelf!