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Adequate levels of steroid hormones are necessary for maintaining your optimal health and well being. The family of hormones (estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, DHEA, cortisol) is responsible for a wide range of essential physiological functions in your body, such as your fertility, sexuality, blood lipid balance, bone mineral density and certain aspects of your brain function. Saliva tests measure your hormone levels which build up through natural production, or in-taken through the food you eat and dietary supplements or medications you take.
Unlike blood samples, saliva generates a direct measure of bioavalable hormones or "free hormone" levels in your body. Blood tests do not determine levels of biologically active hormones, but rather measure protein-bound hormones that are hardly used. Saliva tests used to determine hormone levels are also simple and non-invasive. They are accurate and very comfortable to use.
The three main steroid hormone levels that need to be tested when saliva samples are taken from you are Estradiol - E2, Progesterone - Pg and Testosterone - T.
Your estradiol – E2 estrogens should always be tested, particularly if you are a man who is over the age of 50. Men over 50 usually have escalating levels of E2, often, even in larger amounts than women of the same age. E2 is an estrogen that causes cell proliferation and is the strongest estrogen in your body. E2 should always be balanced with estrone (E3). E1 levels, on the other hand, are always identical to E2, no matter what, so emphasis on this is insignificant.
Progesterone is a neutral hormone that balances off E2 – estradiol hormone. This hormone needs to be found in adequate amounts, as it is responsible for protecting your prostate. It also assists your body in building new bone which is an essential component in the prevention of osteoporosis. Low progesterone hormone levels contribute to estrogen dominance that can be harmful to you.
Men should always have their testosterone levels checked. The decline in testosterone is the usual cause of male menopause (andropause). Often, loss of energy, loss of sexual drive, loss of ambition are dismissed as merely results of stress or depression when in actual fact these symptoms could already be related to low testosterone hormone levels. So, if you are male experiencing any of these symptoms, go have your hormone levels checked. It could be possible that you already have hormonal imbalance.
DHEA is a hormone produced in your adrenals from cholesterol. Nearly every cell in your body has receptor sites for this hormone. DHEA follows the pathway in the body converting to testosterone and estrogens. A shortage of DHEA can cause fatigue and malaise. Also, if you suffer from heart disease, kidney disease and diabetes, it is possible you have lower levels of DHEA than normal.
When you are stressed, your adrenal glands produce cortisol. When cortisol levels increase, the usual symptoms are you have very low energy or often feel very tired, you experience memory loss, weight gain and even low libido. Learning more about your cortisol hormone levels, will tell how much stress is affecting your bodily functions. The level of cortisol can be determined through saliva hormone tests. If your cortisol levels show to be lower than normal, it is most likely that your stressful lifestyle is already taking its stall on your body.
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