Genova Essential Estrogens Hormone Test

Essential Estrogens® – Hormone Test

The Essential Estrogens® hormone test provides a focused overview of estrogen balance in both pre- and post-menopausal women. Using a single urine sample, the Essential Estrogens® hormone test evaluates the dynamics of sex steroid metabolism that can profoundly affect a woman´s health throughout her lifetime. The Essential Estrogens® hormone test is designed to assist in the prevention and treatment of estrogen-related symptoms and conditions. This robust urine analysis is ideal for prescribing and monitoring Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) and for assessing the risk of estrogen-related diseases, including breast cancer risk, prostate disease, osteoporosis, and auto-immune disease.

Female Hormones and Hormone Testing Hormones are tremendously complex. During the pre-menopausal years, imbalanced hormones can pose challenges with mood stabilization, conception, and regulations of the menstrual cycle. Many women entering their 40’s and 50’s experience a range of symptoms from hormonal imbalance, including loss of sex drive, “brain fog”, weight gain, hot flashes, irregular menstrual cycles, vaginal dryness, urinary incontinence, depression and/or changes in sleep patterns.

Essential Estrogens® Hormone Testing and Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) From the onset of ones period through menopause and beyond, proper hormone balance affects many of the issues most important to women: fertility, sex, relationships, and even ones outlook on life. Establishing hormonal baseline measures is essential to determining the need for hormone replacement therapy (HRT) or

other means of balancing hormones.

The Essential Estrogens® hormone test measures the following urinary estrogens and estrogen metabolites, and includes an assessment of estrogen methylation, which is a critical step in the protective mechanism of estrogen metabolism.

Estrogens:

* Estrone 1 (E1)

* Estradiol (E2)

* Estriol (E3)

Estrogen Metabolites:

* 2-Hydroxy-estrone

* 2-Methoxy-estrone

* 4-Hydroxy-estrone

* 4-Methoxy-estrone

* 16-Alpha-Hydroxy-estrone

2:16 Ratio:

* 2-Hydroxy-estrone/16-Alpha-Hydroxy-estrone ratio

Estrogen Methylation:

* 2-Methoxy-estrone/2-Hydroxy-estrone ratio

Estrogens, particularly estrone and estradiol, are well described in literature regarding the health and disease of estrogen sensitive tissues.

Estrogen deficiency:

* Osteoporosis

* Amenorrhea

* Menopausal symptoms

Estrogen excess:

* Menorrhagia

* Uterine Fibroids

* Anxiety/Irritability

* Breast Cancer

Estrogen metabolites are proven to convey protection (if balanced) or increased risk (if imbalanced) for disease. Estrogen metabolite imbalance results in increased risk of:

* Breast Cancer

* Osteoporosis

* Prostate Cancer

Estrogen methylation is a critical step in the protective mechanism of estrogen metabolism. Methylation is required for the protective effects of 2-hydroxy-estrone, and for the same detoxification of 4-hydroxy-estrone.

Test Type: Urine

Cash Price: $343.00

Insurance coverage: Medicare and Tricare – NO COPAY (Send copy of insurance card when submitting lab work)

Cigna – $144.00 copay

Blue Cross Blue Shield – $144.00 copay

United Healthcare – $144.00 copay

MediShare – $144.00 copay