Ever laugh or cry or get mad or get hungry? That's your hormones hard at work. Hormones can affect many vital functions in your body. That's why keeping your hormones in their proper balance is essential to the way you live. For women, FemaleCheck by BodyBalance can help you monitor hormone levels. Here's something you should know: hormones don't just control sexual function and activity. Hormones affect your body physically and emotionally. Estradiol, progesterone, and testosterone have a strong influence over women's health:
. PMS
. Menstrual cycle
. Pregnancy
. Menopause
. Skin elasticity
. Lean body mass
. Muscle and bone development
. Sleep patterns
. Various physical and emotional responses
These are just some of the major areas these three hormones influence. Thus, keeping your hormones in their proper balance is essential to living well.
WHAT WE CAN DO FOR YOU...
FemaleCheck is a safe, easy-to-use, noninvasive, and reliable screen that uses a simple saliva sample to measure your levels of estradiol, progesterone, and testosterone, which are vital to a woman's hormonal balance. FemaleCheck offers you the reliability of a laboratory analysis from the comfort of your own home. When you order your screen, we'll send a complete kit to you. You collect the required saliva sample and send it back to us in the prepaid return mailer provided. Within 7-10 working days of receiving your sample, we'll send your results to you. It's that simple.
WHAT YOU CAN DO FOR YOURSELF...
BodyBalance enables you to read your results and compare them to the general population. You can then work with your healthcare provider to develop an appropriate program to maintain and promote well being.
WHAT TO DO NOW...
Ordering is simple. Your screens will be delivered to you within a few days, helping you on your way to achieving optimal well-being.
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Not available to New York state residents.
 
. Easy Saliva Collection
. Measures Levels of Estradiol, Progesterone and Testosterone
Results and information are for personal use only, are not intended to diagnose, cure, mitigate, treat, or prevent disease or other conditions, and are not intended to provide a determination or assessment of the state of health. Many factors influence hormone status, and this product reviews only three of these factors. Always consult with a licensed health care professional to interpret screen results and/or make healthcare decisions. This screen was developed and its performance characteristics determined by Great Smokies Diagnostic Laboratory, Inc. It has not been cleared or approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
For more information about BodyBalance screens call
800-298-4515
When to collect...
To accurately measure your hormone levels, you should always collect saliva at approximately the same time of day-- we suggest first thing in the morning.
In measuring levels of estradiol, progesterone, and testosterone, we recommend the following sample collection schedule: If you are menstruating normally or even sporadically, please collect saliva on day 20, 21, or 22 after the first day of your last period. (It may be helpful for you to mark the appropriate days on your calendar). If you are skipping periods for months at a time or are post-menopausal, you may collect at any time.
Special Note:
FemaleCheck reports baseline levels of hormones and reference ranges for these levels. These ranges should not be used when hormone replacement therapy is in progress or if you are using birth control pills or other medications affecting hormone levels.
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