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Progesterone Blood Test
Item # QD017183
Test progesterone levels with advanced LC-MS methodology.
Progesterone Blood Test
Item # QD017183
Test progesterone levels with advanced LC-MS methodology.
Progesterone, a hormone with multiple health benefits, can become unbalanced in both men and women as they age.
Studies on progesterone validate what Life Extension has contended for many years: restoring the body’s supply of natural progesterone confers multiple health benefits, including , promoting normal sleep, reducing anxiety, and supporting breast health.1,2
Nature has given progesterone to men and women alike to balance and offset the powerful effects of estrogen. Some of the most common concerns of aging that women have are weight gain, insomnia, anxiety, depression, hot flashes, and migraine. For other women, even more debilitating conditions such as cancer, uterine fibroids, ovarian cysts, and osteoporosis now play a predominant role in their lives.
As men age, complaints of weight gain, loss of libido and prostate enlargement top their list of health concerns. Many physicians and scientists are becoming more aware of a common link between these conditions and an imbalance between two sex hormones: progesterone and estrogen.
This test uses a liquid chromatography mass spectrometry (LC-MS) methodology which allows for improved progesterone detection at lower and higher concentrations and eliminates interfering factors compared to standard immunoassay-based tests.
Instructions
Fasting is not required for this test. Take all medications as prescribed. If you are supplementing with any hormones, we suggest taking them approximately 2 hours prior to having your blood drawn to see peak levels. Hormones are best drawn between 8-10 AM. Hormonal contraceptives can interfere with progesterone and estrogen results.
Pre-menopausal women: For a 28-day cycle, blood should be drawn on day 21 (day 1 is the day that bleeding begins). For longer or shorter cycles, count 8 days back from the day your next menstruation would start.
Post-menopausal women: Blood can be drawn any day of the month.
References:
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J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol. 2005 Jul;96(2):95-108.
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Ann NY Acad Sci. 2005 Jun;1052:152-69.
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