To the point: Women on birth control pills have suppressed estrogen and progesterone. If you wonder why their progesterone and estrogen levels are low –…
Read MoreOur last educational email was about the limitations and caveats of our dutch testing (as well as urine testing in general). In this post, we…
Read MoreI have three important educational videos to share with you. You will definitely learn some things you didn’t know about each of these tests if…
Read MoreThe following is an interesting case study that highlights the challenge of using saliva testing when monitoring oral progesterone (it is also an interesting example…
Read MoreMelatonin Testing Testing for melatonin is very important however this depends on whether or not your patient is sleeping and if they take melatonin to…
Read MoreEveryone knows that taking corticosteroids like Prednisone can be suppressive to the adrenal glands – this is why they are usually dosed in a tapering…
Read MoreSex Hormone Binding Globulin (SHBG) Clinical Pearls (even though we don’t test it) Commonly when we talk with all of you smart clinicians, you have…
Read MoreAs with so many questions the answer is probably…”it depends!” We believe that 4-OH estrogens are especially problematic with respect to breast cancer risk. Should…
Read MoreAt a recent conference I was asked my opinion on what to do with a patient who had a certain ratio of estriol / (estrone…
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