Hormone Imbalance Check (day 3)
Identifying a hormone imbalance
The female body produces many different hormones, but certain types have a bigger role to play in the body's health and well-being. When your hormones are in proper balance they help the body thrive, but small problems with hormones can cause serious and life-altering symptoms. Specifically imbalances of sex hormones, thyroid hormones and adrenal hormones, as well as insulin resistance are common problems that can contribute to a host of chronic health issues.
If you’re thinking about taking our Hormone Imbalance Test and use hormonal contraception, read this guide first to understand how your method may affect hormone results.
What's included
This test checks the hormones which play an important role in controlling and supporting reproduction. This test should be conducted on Day 3 of the menstrual cycle.
Insulin resistance is a common feature of women with PCOS. High levels of insulin can lead to increased testosterone production, as well as metabolic issues such as weight gain, increased risk of diabetes and cardiovascular risk.
Your thyroid gland produces hormones that regulate growth and energy expenditure. Thyroid disorders are quite common, and many people don’t have any symptoms at all. This thyroid test screens for the thyroid hormones that play a key role in regulating the body’s metabolism.
An excess of testosterone produced by the ovaries is typically the main source of elevated androgens seen with PCOS, however 20-30% of women with PCOS have an excess of androgens that originates from the adrenal glands. This adrenal androgen excess can be detected by measuring DHEA-S levels - a mildly elevated DHEA-S level is common in women with PCOS.
Test instructions
Take your form to one of our affiliated collection centres to have your sample taken.
This blood test should be completed on Day 3 of the menstrual cycle (which is the third day of menstrual bleeding).
Fast from all food and drink (other than water) for at least 8 hours, and no more than 12 hours prior to your test.
Visit the collection centre within one hour of waking for the most accurate hormone test measurements.
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