Saliva Blood Testing

Weston MedSurg Center offers saliva testing, blood testing and venipuncture, the collection of blood specimen from a vein. Our blood tests include thyroid, lipid, and hormone panels. After an examination by Dr. Weston he can determine the need for additional testing, most of which can be done at the time of your visit. If specialized tests are necessary the office staff will arrange for these to be performed on a timely basis. A new vitamin and mineral panel has been added to the current testing regimen. It also includes specific antioxidants which may need to be replenished.

About Blood Spot Testing

Blood Spot testing is the future of blood testing. The process requires only blood from a nearly painless finger prick and several tests can be run from a single sample. Blood spot testing provides results on a par with those from serum tests but without the cost and inconvenience of conventional blood drawing. In addition, collection times can be optimized for fasting baseline hormone levels and assessment of HRT dosing and diurnal hormone testing.

Weston MedSurg Center offers Blood Spot testing for measuring hormones and related substances in whole capillary blood. Tests offered in the Blood Spot Profiles include:

• Thyroxine (T4), free
• Triiodothyronine (T3), free
• Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH)
• Thyroid Peroxidase Antibodies (TPO)
• Testosterone, total
• Sex Hormone Binding Globulin (SHBG)
• Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA)
• Insulin-like Growth Factor (IGF-1)

About Saliva Testing

Saliva testing is a convenient, inexpensive, and above all, accurate means of testing steroid hormones. Scientific studies have shown a strong correlation between steroid hormone levels in saliva and the amount of hormone in the blood that is active or “bioavailable.” It is this fraction of total hormone that is free to enter the target tissues in the brain, uterus, skin, and breasts.

Saliva testing can be done anywhere anytime. Testing that relies on blood drawn in the doctor’s office makes it harder to obtain samples at specific times (such as in the early morning) or multiple times during the day. In addition, hormones in saliva are exceptionally stable and can be stored at room temperature for up to a week without affecting the accuracy of the result. This offers maximum flexibility in sample collection and shipment.

Hormones tested in the saliva profiles include:

• Estradiol
• Progesterone
• Testosterone
• DHEA
• Cortisol

Scheduling Your Consultation...

Schedule an appointment by submitting an inquiry, or by contacting Weston MedSurg Center directly at 980-297-7400.