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This highly
personalized & advanced assessment includes: |
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Menopause
Type® Salivary Hormone Test |
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Measures and reports levels of estradiol, progesterone
and testosterone from Three
Different saliva samples, for a total of NINE hormone tests. |
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Advanced
Menopause Type® Questionnaire |
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Includes menopause
specific anthropometric analysis. |
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Medication
Survey |
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Used to assess drug-hormone interactions. |
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This information is collectively interpreted to
create MENOPAUSE
TYPE® TEST & WELLNESS REPORT |
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Results are sent to
the healthcare professional you are working with. |
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More than a Lab Test: |
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Menopause
Type® Salivary Hormone Test |
Advanced Menopause Type® Questionnaire |
Medication Survey |
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Multiple
Sample Testing, provides accurate analysis of true hormone
function. Menopause
Type® Analysis based on
lab test. P:E Ratio
analysis and interpretation. Fluctuation
Index, which reveals the degree of
hormonal instability and how much they fluctuate. |
Estrogen Deficiency Symptoms percentage analysis. Progesterone Deficiency Symptoms percentage analysis. Testosterone Deficiency Symptoms percentage analysis. Androgen Excess Symptoms percentage analysis. |
Androgenic Anti-Androgenic Estrogenic Anti-Estrogenic Progestogenic Anti-Progestogenic 2-Hydroxylation
Inhibition 5-Alpha
Reductase inhibition Aromatase
Inhibition Glucocorticoid HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitor |
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Work with a Healthcare
Professional in your area: The
Menopause Type® Test & Wellness Report is available through
physicians, pharmacist and other healthcare professionals who are part of the
Menopause
Type® Network. The Menopause Type®
Network is an international community of physicians, pharmacists and other
healthcare professionals who have been received advanced menopause training
through the Management of Menopause Type®
Program. |
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Symptoms & Risk
Factors Associated with Menopause: Hot Flushes, Night Sweats,
Decreased Libido, Fatigue, Weight Gain, Fluid Retention, Poor Memory, Sleep
Disorders, Decreased Motivation, Reduced Pubic Hair, Vaginal Atrophy &
Dryness, Increased Appearance of Fine Wrinkles, Decreased Adaptation to Stress,
Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding, Osteoporosis, Cardiovascular Disease, Insulin
Resistance, Depression, Myalgias (muscle pains), Arthralgias (joint pains),
Mood Disorders, Cognitive Dysfunction and Chronic Bowel Diseases. |
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Actions of
Hormones: In
women, estradiol, progesterone and testosterone are all steroid hormones
produced primarily by the ovaries and adrenal glands. Each of these hormones
has its own unique affect on the reproductive system, the nervous system, the
cardiovascular system and the skeletal system. Blood sugar levels, libido,
mood, motivation, skin and other functions and tissues are also significantly
influenced by each of these hormones. Like any steroid hormones,
excessive amounts of estradiol, progesterone or testosterone can contribute
to a number of increased health risks. Likewise, a deficiency of any of these
hormones can have a negative affect on your quality of life or risk for
disease. Therefore it is crucial that proper levels also be maintained in all
women. For a detailed, and referenced list of some of the actions
and functions of each of these hormones, please go to the following links: |
Why are
multiple samples and a fluctuation analysis so important? Single hormone assessment is not an accurate demonstration
of your hormonal patterns, which fluctuate from day to day. Saliva hormones, fluctuate from day to day. Realizing that saliva
assays exhibit hormone concentrations at the tissue level at a given point in
time1, we can recognize that making
a decision about hormone levels based on one saliva sample is not a valid
decision. Previous research, and clinical
experience, has revealed that reliability can
be increased by using more that one
measurement2.How much they fluctuate and what to do about this
fluctuation in regard to your Menopause Type® can only be
determined by the Menopause Type®
Test & Wellness Report. The best way to evaluate hormone levels during and after menopause
is through the collection and testing of at least three samples, so that
fluctuations can be evaluated. Multiple-sample assessment is required because
unstable hormonal fluctuations have
been observed years after menopause 3. These hormonal fluctuations play a role in many of the
symptoms and problems associated with menopause including migraine
headaches, obesity, mood changes, and bleeding irregularities in both perimenopause and
postmenopause women 4,5,6,7. |
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Actions
& Functions of Estradiol |
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Learn about the Seven Principles of Successful Salivary Hormone
Testing |
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Why You Need This Test: Your improved quality of life and
decreased risk of disease depends upon an accurate and honest report of your
hormone activity. Only multiple-sample, fluctuation analyzed saliva tests
will give you the answers you are looking for. |
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What Choices You Can Make After Taking This Test: Interventions you may choose
include nutritional supplements specific for your Menopause Type®,
and the degree of hormonal fluctuation. Dietary changes, including which
foods may be beneficial to improve your quality of life and decrease your
risks of disease. The member of the Menopause Type® Network you
are working with will be your best resource for managing your menopause. |
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How This Test Can be
Used for Long Term Risk Management: Follow-up testing 60-90 days after making consistent
dietary changes will show how much the hormones have become more stable &
improved and allow you to adjust the intake of suggested foods and
supplements. Testing also gives valuable guidance regarding
hormone replacement therapies for women, including natural hormone therapies
and progesterone creams. The test is also being advised for men who have a
family history or other reasons to be concerned about prostate cancer. Alterations in current medical or
nutritional therapies should be discussed with your health care professional. |
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Menopause Type®
Wellness Report Agreement
The Menopause Type®
Wellness Report was developed by YourMenopauseType.com. All information provided in the
YourMenopauseType.com website is provided for educational purposes only.
Information and results are for personal use only, and are not intended to
diagnose, cure, mitigate, treat, or prevent disease or other conditions and
are not intended to provide a determination or assessment of the state of
health. This information is not a replacement for a thorough examination and
consultation from a licensed health professional. Consult your own physician
regarding the treatment of any medical condition. Individuals should not try
to medicate or self-treat themselves or others with any of the methods
referred to here without the guidance of a qualified practitioner who is
thoroughly familiar with both the remedies and the individual's medical
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Information and statements regarding dietary supplements have not been
evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration and are not intended to
diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. |
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1) Riad-Fahmy D, Read GF, Walker RF. Salivary steroid assays for
assessing variation in endocrine activity. J Steroid Biochem.
1983 Jul;19(1A):265-72. 2) Dabbs JM. Salivary Testosterone Measurements: Reliability
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endocrine transition around menopause--a five years prospective study with
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in the menopause. Neurology
1999;53(4 Suppl 1):S29-33 5) Lovejoy JC. The influence of sex hormones on obesity
across the female life span. J Womens Health
1998 Dec;7(10):1247-56 5) Vliet EL, Davis VL. New perspectives on the relationship of
hormone changes to affective disorders in the perimenopause. NAACOGS Clin
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Johannes CB, Crawford. SL Menstrual
bleeding, hormones, and the menopausal transition. Semin Reprod
Endocrinol 1999;17(4):299-309 |
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shown such commitment as to take an extensive course of study on menopause
type® management, including nutritional, herbal & natural
hormone therapies, please go to Find a member
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CLIA 50D0963662 as noted in collection kit. |
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