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)