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At Meridian Valley Lab (MVL), urinary steroid hormones are precisely quantified via gas chromatography, mass spectrometry and proprietary laboratory procedures tied to exacting laboratory quality standards. For nearly three decades, MVL continues to offer the finest laboratory testing services. MVL is certified by the State of Washington.
Our New ComprehensivePLUS Hormone Profile includes these recently added analytes:
- Classic Comprehensive plus 2-Hydroxyestrogens, 16α-Hydroxyestrone, 2-Methoxyestrone, 2-Methoxyestradiol, 5α-Androstanediol, 5ß-Androstanediol, 11ß-Hydroxyandrosterone, 11ß-Hydroxyetiocholanolone
Still Available is our Classis Comprehensive Hormone Profile testing all the analytes in our Sex and Adrenal Hormone Profiles.
Adrenal Steroids Profile Analytes:
- DHEA, Cortisone, Cortisol, Pregnenolone, Aldosterone, Etiocholanolone, Adrosterone, Creatinine, Pregnanetriol, Tetrahydrocortisone, Tetrahydrocortisol, Allo-Tetrahydrocortisol, Tetrahydrocorticosterone, Allo-Tetrahydrocorticosterone
Sex Hormone Profile Analytes:
- DHEA, Estrone, Estradiol, Estriol, Pregnenediol, Testosterone, Etiocholanolone, Androsterone, Creatinine, Pregnanetriol
Clinical Applications Of Urinary Hormone Profiles
Cortisol and Cortisone
- Addison's disease
- Adrenal fatigue (pre and post ACTH)
- Synthetic corticosteroid toxicity
- Altered expression of 11-ß-hydroxy steroid dehydrogenases
- Hypertension (salt-sensitive)
- Apparent mineralocorticoid excess
- Emotional stress
- Bio-Identical hormone replacement
- Cushing's syndrome
Estrogens and Pregnanediol
- Perimenopause
- Menopause
- Bio-Identical hormone replacement
- Liver detoxification
- Estrogen "dominance"
Androgens
- Andropause
- Decreased libido
- Bio-Identical hormone replacement
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24-hour urinary steroid hormone profiles are widely used in clinical diagnostics. Recent developments of natural hormone replacement therapies, available OTC (pregenolone, DHEA, progesterone) and by prescription (Triple Estrogen, estriol, testosterone) have led to new applications for steroid hormone testing. Many clinicians served by MVL use urinary hormone profiles as an integral part of natural hormone replacement therapy, including diagnosis, dosage adjustment and monitoring.
"I prefer to use the 24-hour urine test, because nearly all hormones are secreted in 'bursts' and 'pulses' and a single blood draw or saliva collection (or even two or three of them) may not provide a representative sample."
Natural Hormone Replacement
by Jonathan V. Wright M.D. and John Morgenthaler
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