Hormone Testing Options Compared: Saliva, Serum, Urine

Presented by Laura Neville, ND

1. Examine the advantages and disadvantages of testing hormones in various mediums: serum, urine and saliva.
2. Review basic steroid hormone physiology and how that informs appropriate testing mediums.
3. Discuss free versus bound hormones and the challenges of testing to measure bio-available molecules.
4. When hormone supplementation is employed, discuss the best mediums for follow up testing of various routes of administration.