Description
Saliva Steroid LCMS Profile 23
A highly detailed salivary hormone test that uses sensitive LC-MS/MS technology to quantify 23 different steroid hormones and metabolites.
What does this test measure?
It covers a broad range of hormones:
- Multiple estrogens (E1, E2, E3, plus estrogen metabolites)
- Progesterone and its metabolites (allopregnanolone, 17-OH progesterone, etc.)
- Androgens (testosterone, DHT, DHEA-S, androstenedione)
- Adrenal steroids (cortisol and cortisol metabolites, cortisone, 11-deoxycortisol)
- Aldosterone and melatonin
Who is this test most suitable for?
- Patients on hormone replacement therapy (monitoring)
- Athletes/bodybuilders (monitoring steroid use effects)
- Individuals with high stress or chronic illness affecting hormones
Clinical Use
This profile provides an in-depth hormonal landscape, useful for complex endocrine disorders or fine-tuning bioidentical hormone therapies. By measuring many intermediate metabolites, it helps identify specific enzyme pathway issues (e.g., 5-alpha reductase activity) or unusual hormone excesses/deficiencies that simpler panels might miss. It’s often employed in difficult cases of hormone-related symptoms or when prior tests are inconclusive.
