PMS Revealed in Saliva

San Leandro, CA, November 2001. Aeron LifeCycles Clinical Laboratory introduced the PeriPanel that documents the hormonal changes over a month of a pre and perimenopausal woman. Estradiol, progesterone and testosterone are measured at specific points over a month allowing the physician and patient to pinpoint possible causes for menopausal or PMS symptoms.

Saliva samples are collected at home and conveniently travel through the US mail at room temperature. Hormone results are available to the consumer and/or medical provider in three to five days. Simple and painless saliva collection eliminates the blood draw and permits the specimen to be collected in the early morning when hormone results are most meaningful.

Perimenopause is often called the next frontier in women's health. Generally occurring during a woman's forties and lasting from one to three years, or sometimes even longer, perimenopause is the transition from normal ovulatory menstrual cycles to menopause. Currently, nearly twenty million American women are between 45 and 54 and they want to know what treatment options are available for this hormonally challenging time of life.

As hormone levels decline, health risks increase. Heart disease, hypertension, diabetes and hypothyroidism become more prevalent in perimenopausal women. The perimenopausal transition can be looked upon as an opportunity for a thorough health assessment, which would include hormone measurements along with a complete physical exam, mammogram and Pap smear.

There are numerous forms of hormone replacement available now to help alleviate the symptoms of PMS and perimenopause. By pinpointing hormonal fluctuations, treatments can be customized and symptoms better understood, maybe even anticipated.
Monitoring salivary hormone levels through Aeron LifeCycles Laboratory provides answers to all the above questions. Aeron LifeCycles Clinical Laboratory is the largest laboratory in the country with an exclusive focus on salivary testing services for consumers and medical providers. Tests for estradiol, estrone, estriol, progesterone, testosterone, DHT, DHEA, cortisol, and melatonin are also routinely performed.

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