Adrenal Function Hormone Saliva Test + 30-Minute Consultation
Get a clearer picture of your daily cortisol rhythm and DHEA levels with our at-home Adrenal Function Hormone Saliva Test.
This package measures cortisol at four key points throughout the day—morning, noon, dinner, and bedtime—plus DHEA, providing insight into how your hormone levels change across your daily cycle.
Your purchase also includes a personalized 30-minute consultation to review your results, discuss what they may mean, and identify practical next steps based on your individual findings.
Your consultation will be scheduled approximately 2 weeks after your test kit arrives, allowing time for sample collection, laboratory processing, and results to become available.
What’s Included
- 5 hormone measurements
- Cortisol — Morning
- Cortisol — Noon
- Cortisol — Dinner/Evening
- Cortisol — Bedtime
- DHEA
- At-home saliva collection kit
- Laboratory analysis
- Personalized results report
- 30-minute results consultation
- Individualized discussion of your cortisol pattern, DHEA level, and potential next steps
Why Measure Cortisol Throughout the Day?
Cortisol naturally follows a circadian rhythm. Levels are generally higher earlier in the day and decline toward bedtime.
Testing cortisol at several points throughout the day provides more information than a single measurement because it allows you to see the shape of your daily cortisol pattern, rather than looking at only one moment in time.
Cortisol is involved in many important processes throughout the body, including the stress response, blood-pressure regulation, blood-sugar regulation, metabolism, inflammation, sleep-wake patterns, and energy regulation.
DHEA is another hormone produced primarily by the adrenal glands and serves as a precursor to several other hormones. Looking at cortisol and DHEA together can provide additional context when evaluating adrenal hormone patterns.
Why Saliva Testing?
Saliva testing measures the free, biologically available fraction of certain steroid hormones and makes it possible to collect multiple cortisol samples throughout a normal day without repeated blood draws.
That makes saliva particularly useful when the goal is to evaluate a daily cortisol rhythm at several different time points.
Your results should be interpreted within the context of your symptoms, health history, medications, lifestyle, and other laboratory findings. Hormone testing is not intended to diagnose a condition by itself.
Who May Want to Consider Adrenal Hormone Testing?
This type of testing may be useful for people who want additional information about their cortisol and DHEA patterns while investigating concerns such as persistent fatigue, disrupted sleep, difficulty managing stress, changes in energy throughout the day, or other symptoms that may warrant further evaluation.
Because these symptoms can have many different causes, testing is designed to provide additional information—not a stand-alone diagnosis.
More Than a Test Kit: Your Consultation Is Included
The value of this package doesn’t stop when the laboratory report arrives.
Your purchase includes a personalized 30-minute consultation to help you understand your results rather than trying to interpret a hormone report on your own.
During your consultation, we can review your cortisol pattern, discuss your DHEA result, identify areas that may deserve additional attention, and talk through appropriate nutrition, lifestyle, or follow-up considerations.
Consultation timing: Your appointment will be scheduled approximately 2 weeks after your kit arrives to allow adequate time for collection, laboratory processing, and preparation of your results.
Please note: The physical test kit, packaging, collection materials, or report format may differ visually from product images shown.
