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Testing and Test Kits

NY State residents:
New York State health law prohibits the testing of blood spot specimens collected in or mailed from New York and prohibits the transmission of blood spot laboratory data NY physicians or residents. New York residents may order saliva tests.

All Testers
You will be submitting health information and ordering tests for informational purposes only. For hormone tests, a contracted licensed physician will review your request and authorize the testing service you are purchasing. For all tests, you are responsible for taking the test to your primary care physician for any additional interpretation and neither the physician authorizing the test, nor the lab, nor Virginia Hopkins Test Kits, are diagnosing or treating any condition through your use of this service.


Testosterone Test
Both men and women need balanced testosterone for optimal health. Our test kit is an accurate and reliable way to check for testosterone deficiency or excess.

Female Fertility Hormone Test
Find the possible causes of female infertility that may be hormone-related.

Iodine Test
Detects iodine deficiency as a potential cause of health problems such as fatigue, brain fog, hypothyroidism and fibrocystic breasts. Iodine is tested in dried urine using filter strips twice a day. Simple to use.

Heart Disease and Diabetes Risk Test
Test for 6 important markers for the risk of heart disease and diabetes in the privacy of your own home with this easy-to-use blood spot test kit from ZRT, the CardioMetabolic Profile I. This is a great deal!

Test for Vitamin D
Do you have enough of the sunshine vitamin? Now you can test your vitamin D levels from home with this easy-to-use capillary blood spot test. Get accurate results fast of both vitamin D2 and D3.

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.

Test Your Bedroom for EMFs
Some research suggests that high level electromagnetic fields (EMFs) caused by simple electrical wiring problems may interfere with the production of melatonin, the hormone that helps us get to sleep. You can quickly and easily test your bedroom and other rooms in your house for unsafe EMFs with a hand held gauss meter.

Men - Hormone Test Kits
Hormone Profile I and Hormone Profile II are comprehensive male test kits that give valuable information about male hormone balance.

Women - Hormone Test Kits
Here's where to find a useful selection of hormone test kits for women, including individual test kits for estrogens, progesterone, testosterone, cortisol, thyroid, FSH, LH and hormone profiles.

Osteoporosis Testing
A simple at-home urine test to help you monitor bone health. Especially helpful to find out if your supplements and/or medications are building bone or depleting bone.

Blood Spot Test Kits
Capillary blood spot testing is a quick, easy and accurate way to test hormone levels, including thyroid, insulin, PSA (prostate), HGH (growth hormone), FSH and LH. Take the test at home and mail it to the lab in a pre-paid envelope.

Fertility and Ovulation
The Fertility Scope mini-microscope can show whether you are ovulating and can be used over and over again.

Test Toys for Lead
With the recall of millions of toys that contain excessive lead, you'll want this lead test kit to test for lead in all your children's painted toys, as well as decorated glassware and ceramic dinnerware. This inexpensive test is accurate and simple to use.

Stress Testing
Find out if stress could be affecting your hormone levels and your health by testing adrenal hormone levels.

Thyroid Hormone Testing
Save time and money with easy-to-use, take-at-home thyroid hormone level testing.

Test for Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)
Hormone tests that may help you determine whether you have PCOS. Women with PCOS typically have high fasting insulin, high testosterone and low progesterone.