Rythm Plus Profile

Why the Rhythm Plus™?

• Salivary hormones provide the best insight into parent hormone levels

• Urinary hormones measure metabolites that provide insight into detoxification pathways

• The Rhythm profile provides valuable insight into premenopausal patients because it allows a look at the full cycle, not just selected moments in time

• Patients should be encouraged to journal how they are feeling during the 4 weeks of collection in order to correlate clinical symptoms with levels of estradiol and progesterone

• The inclusion of the “Plus” portion of the test (Adrenocortex Stress Profile and Comprehensive Melatonin Profile) provides data regarding the HPA axis

• Inflammation, toxic exposure, infection, and others can influence the HPA axis

• The HPA axis influences the steroidogenic pathway, including production of estrogens and androgens

Conditions Related to Imbalanced Hormones

• Weight gain

• Anxiety

• Fatigue

• Muscle mass loss

• Muscle weakness

• Low libido and sexual performance

• Hair loss

• Sleep disturbances

• Brain fog

• Mood instability

• Hot Flashes

• Vaginal dryness

• Infertility

Rhythm Plus

• 11 salivary samples spanning 28 day period – Estradiol – Progesterone – Testosterone (1 sample)

• Adrenocortex Stress Profile with or without Cortisol Awakening Response (CAR) ‐‐ (4 ‐ 6 samples)

• Melatonin (3 samples)