Body Balance Female Check Test
A great many factors are controlled by the balance of hormones in your body including PMS, menstrual cycle, pregnancy, menopause, skin elasticity, lean body mass, muscle and bone development, sleep patterns, and various physical and emotional responses. As you can see, the right balance of hormones is crucial to your overall health. Why risk it? Collect a sample of saliva, send it in to us by means of the included return postage and see results within 7-10 business days. It's really that easy.
Here's something you should know: hormones don't just control sexual function and activity. Hormones affect your body physically and emotionally. Estradiol, progesterone, and testosterone have a strong influence over women's health:
PMS,Menstrual cycle, Pregnancy, Menopause, Skin elasticity, Lean body mass, Muscle and bone development , Sleep patterns, Various physical and emotional responses.
These are just some of the major areas these three hormones influence. Thus, keeping your hormones in their proper balance is essential to living well.
FemaleCheck is a safe, easy-to-use, noninvasive, and reliable screen that uses a simple saliva sample to measure your levels of estradiol, progesterone, and testosterone, which are vital to a woman's hormonal balance. FemaleCheck offers you the reliability of a laboratory analysis from the comfort of your own home. When you order your screen, we'll send a complete kit to you. You collect the required saliva sample and send it back to us in the prepaid return mailer provided. Within 7-10 working days of receiving your sample, we'll send your results to you. It's that simple.
Before you start:
- This test is not designed for women using hormone replacement therapy or birth control medication.
- Collect saliva samples at 8AM for two consecutive mornings.
- It is important to follow this collection schedule: If you are menstruating normally, start counting on the first day of your period. On the 21st or 22nd day, collect your first saliva specimen. If your menstrual period is very irregular, collect your two saliva samples on days when you have any troublesome symptoms like headache, PMS, bloating, etc. If you are not having a menstrual period, you may collect the samples at any time during the month.
- The saliva samples are to be collected at 8 o'clock in the morning before you have had anything to eat or drink and without toothbrushing, flossing, mouthwash, or gum chewing preceding the collection. You may have only water before collecting the samples.
- Be sure to fill the collection tubes at least 3ml full of non-foamy saliva for each collection.
- Be sure to follow instructions thoroughly and fill in the enclosed Health Screen Request Form completely before mailing. Insufficient saliva samples cannot be processed.
Instructions:
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Rinse your mouth with cold water. Spit out water completely. Wait five minutes. During collection, do not cough or clear your throat into the collection tube. |
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8AM collection Day 20 or 21 (if applicable), First morning collection: Use one of the two collection tubes provided to collect your saliva. It is important that you provide at least a 3ml full tube with liquid, not foam. Insufficient saliva samples cannot be processed. |
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Make sure you replace cap tightly to prevent leakage. Write your name, date and day of cycle (if applicable) on the label and Health Screen Request Form. Place label onto the tube. Place the tube into the plastic biohazard bag and refrigerate sample. |
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8AM collection Day 21 or 22 (if applicable) Second morning collection: Repeat the collection procedure described in Step 2, using the other collection tube. Replace cap tightly on tube to prevent leakage. Write your name, date and day of cycle (if applicable) on the label. Place label onto the tube. |
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Place the tube into the biohazard bag. Enclose the biohazard bag, along with the completed and signed Health Screen Request Form in the return box provided. Place the box into the prepaid mailing envelope and mail as indicated. Plan to return your samples on the final day of collection. If you are unable to do so, refrigerate samples overnight and mail the next day. |
Salivary Hormone Health Screens Salivary hormone screens provide a direct link to hormone levels without the inconvenience and expense of blood collection. Saliva screening is a simple, noninvasive method to determine your hormone levels. A saliva sample will reveal the level of "free" or "unbound" hormones in the system - the actual active form of the hormone that brings about responses within the body.
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