Salivary Hormones Test
The Salivary Hormones Test shows whether a person's hormones are in balance. Since hormones play an important role in maintaining health, the hormone levels found in saliva can help identify many health-related conditions, including hair loss.
What conditions can the Salivary Hormones Test help identify?
For women, the test can help find the underlying causes of conditions such as premenstrual stress (PMS), menopause, low libido, irregular menstruation, acne, depression, fatigue, breast problems, hair loss, weight gain, headaches and dry skin.
For men, the test helps find root causes of problems like low libido, hair loss, loss of muscle mass, prostate trouble, acne, fatigue, insomnia, depression, weight gain and poor concentration.
The connection between the sex hormones and thyroid function, adrenal activity and liver detoxification may also be evaluated with appropriate testing and the patient's clinical history.
What are the benefits of saliva testing?
Salivary hormones testing boasts the following advantages over other methods such as blood or serum-related testing:
- Non-invasive and stress-free
- Convenient, with easy-to-follow instructions for saliva collection
- Saliva specimen(s) is/are collected in the privacy of your own home
- Easily transported, requiring no special procedures, equipment or specialized shipping vessels
Overall, the conveniences in testing salivary hormones translate into lower overall costs for the patient, health care provider and insurance carrier.
Sample Test Results From Our Clients
iAremyhair conducted our very own sample saliva tests to learn exactly how they work and the types of results they yield. We took saliva samples from John (not his real name), a 37-year-old male client; and Jenny (not her real name), a 25-year-old female client. We sent these samples to an analytical reference laboratory in Melbourne, Australia, for the Salivary Hormones Test.
John's test results can be viewed by clicking on this PDF file.
John's saliva was tested for cortisol, dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate (DHEA-S), testosterone and oestradiol (E2). John's samples had high levels of testosterone, which may contribute to male-pattern baldness. Dihydrotestosterone (DHT), which is a highly active form of testosterone, causes hair follicles on the scalp to miniaturize, constricting blood supply to the follicles and depriving them of the vitamins, minerals and amino acids necessary for proper cellular reproduction. The result is poor hair quality and thinning.
Conclusion: John's hair loss is probably male-pattern baldness.
Jenny's test results can be viewed by clicking on this PDF file.
Jenny's saliva was tested for cortisol and dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate (DHEA-S), which are produced by the adrenal gland. Jenny's morning, mid-day, evening and night samples all contained abnormally low levels of cortisol, indicating that she may be suffering from adrenal fatigue, or long-term stress. Typical symptoms are tiredness and weight gain.
Conclusion: Jenny's hair loss could be due to her high stress levels.

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