COMPREHENSIVE HORMONE TESTING
Identifying the Root Causes of Hormone Imbalance
Hormones regulate nearly every function in your body, from metabolism and energy to mood and reproduction. When your hormones are out of balance, you may experience a wide range of symptoms that significantly impact your quality of life. Accurate hormone testing is the essential first step toward restoring balance and feeling your best.
At Paracelsus Natural Family Health Center in Pasadena and Redlands, Dr. Simon Barker and Dr. Daniel Brousseau provides comprehensive hormone testing that goes beyond standard blood work to identify subtle imbalances often missed by conventional medicine. Our approach integrates advanced testing methods with expert interpretation to help pinpoint the exact nature of your hormone imbalances.
You don’t have to continue suffering with unexplained symptoms. Dr. Barker specializes in diagnosing and treating hormone imbalances using the most comprehensive testing methods available. His expertise ensures that your hormone assessment provides a complete picture of your endocrine health.
What Makes Our Hormone Testing Different
Advanced Testing Methods Beyond Standard Blood Work – We offer comprehensive testing that provides a complete picture of your hormone health including comprehensive blood hormone panels testing multiple hormones to understand their interactions, saliva testing to measure free hormone levels and daily hormone rhythms, urinary hormone metabolite testing to identify how your body processes hormones, comprehensive thyroid function testing beyond standard TSH, adrenal function testing evaluating stress hormone patterns throughout the day, hormone panels with gender-specific evaluations, and hormone receptor function testing to assess how well your cells respond to hormones.
Identifying Subtle Imbalances – Conventional hormone testing often looks at ranges that are too broad to identify functional imbalances. Many patients with “normal” conventional test results still have symptoms because standard testing only evaluates a few hormones and may miss subtle imbalances. Our comprehensive approach examines multiple hormones and their relationships to each other, providing a more complete picture of your endocrine health.
Expert Interpretation and Personalized Plans – Once we identify your specific hormone imbalances, we develop a personalized treatment plan that may include dietary modifications tailored to support hormone balance, custom-formulated tinctures with herbal preparations, specific vitamins and minerals for targeted supplementation, detoxification programs to remove hormone-disrupting compounds, bioidentical hormone replacement when appropriate, and evidence-based lifestyle recommendations to optimize hormone health.
Two-Phase Approach – We begin with initial assessment and diagnosis including comprehensive hormone testing, detailed health history evaluation, identifying patterns of hormone imbalance, connecting symptoms to specific hormone issues, and establishing baseline measurements. Then ongoing monitoring and optimization includes regular follow-up testing to track progress, adjustments to treatment based on your response, monitoring for optimal hormone levels and ratios, addressing changing hormone needs over time, and preventive strategies for long-term hormone health.
How Our Hormone Testing Works
Initial Comprehensive Assessment – We conduct detailed health history evaluations and comprehensive hormone testing using blood, saliva, and urinary methods depending on your specific needs. We provide detailed instructions for test preparation as some hormone tests require fasting, specific times of day, or certain points in your menstrual cycle.
Testing and Analysis – Our comprehensive testing examines multiple hormones and their relationships to each other, identifying patterns of hormone imbalance and connecting symptoms to specific hormone issues. We establish baseline measurements that provide a complete picture of your endocrine system function.
Treatment Plan Development – Based on your test results, we develop an initial treatment strategy that may include dietary modifications, herbal preparations, targeted supplementation, detoxification programs, bioidentical hormone replacement when appropriate, and lifestyle recommendations.
Ongoing Monitoring – Follow-up testing is typically recommended after 3-6 months of treatment to monitor progress. We make adjustments to treatment based on your response and track optimal hormone levels and ratios. Once your hormone levels have stabilized, annual testing is often sufficient for maintenance, though this varies based on individual needs.
Understanding Hormone Imbalances and Their Impact
Hormones are essential for growth and proper development in children, ovulation and reproduction in women, and muscle development in men. The endocrine system regulates the balance of hormones as an individual goes through different life stages.
When these hormones are out of balance, it can lead to fatigue and low energy, weight problems and metabolic issues, low sex drive and sexual dysfunction, menstrual irregularities and PMS, mood swings, anxiety, and depression, erection problems and decreased libido in men, poor muscle recovery from exercise, sleep disturbances, brain fog and concentration difficulties, hair loss or unwanted hair growth, and many other symptoms.
Many people struggle with these symptoms for years without realizing that hormone imbalances are the root cause. Accurate hormone testing is essential for identifying these imbalances so they can be properly addressed.
Benefits of Comprehensive Hormone Testing
Complete Picture of Hormone Health
Our comprehensive approach examines multiple hormones and their relationships to each other rather than looking at individual hormones in isolation.
Identifies Subtle Imbalances
Advanced testing methods can identify functional imbalances that conventional testing might miss, even when results appear “normal” on standard tests.
Personalized Treatment Plans
Accurate testing allows us to develop precisely tailored treatment strategies based on your specific hormone imbalances rather than guessing at treatments.
Tracks Progress and Optimization
Regular follow-up testing allows us to monitor how well treatments are working and make adjustments to achieve optimal hormone levels and ratios.
Prevents Long-Term Health Issues
Identifying and addressing hormone imbalances early can prevent more serious health problems from developing over time.
Addresses Root Causes
Comprehensive testing helps identify why your hormones are out of balance, not just that they are imbalanced, allowing for more effective treatment.
Ready to Discover Your Hormone Health Status?
Dr. Barker’s comprehensive hormone testing approach provides patients with advanced assessment methods and expert interpretation to identify the root causes of hormone imbalance and develop personalized treatment plans.
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Questions about hormone testing?
Call either office to discuss how our comprehensive approach can help identify your hormone imbalances and guide effective treatment.
Call either office to discuss how our comprehensive approach can help identify your hormone imbalances and guide effective treatment.