A weight-management test measures selected markers included in its panel. It can provide information about those results, but it cannot by itself show why someone’s weight is changing or diagnose a medical condition.
The Male Weight Management Profile Test and Female Weight Management Profile Test combines saliva and dried blood spot samples. Its product page lists 26 markers across sex hormones, cortisol, thyroid, cardiometabolic markers and vitamin D.
What does the panel measure?
- Saliva sex hormones: Estradiol (E2), Estriol (E3), Estrone (E1), progesterone, testosterone and DHEAS.
- Four-point cortisol profile: cortisol collected at morning, noon, evening and night time points.
- Thyroid markers from a dried blood spot: TSH, Free T3, Free T4, Total T4, TPO antibodies and thyroglobulin antibodies.
- Cardiometabolic markers: fasting insulin, HbA1c, HDL cholesterol, triglycerides, total cholesterol and hsCRP.
- Vitamin D: 25-OH Vitamin D2 and 25-OH Vitamin D3.
What can the results tell you?
The report provides measurements for the markers included in the panel, with male-specific reference ranges and specialist doctor interpretation. Results may be useful to discuss with a qualified healthcare professional alongside symptoms, medical history and other clinical information. A result does not establish that any one marker is the cause of weight change, and this test is not a standalone diagnosis.
What should you know before collecting samples?
The kit uses saliva and a finger-prick dried blood spot sample. The product instructions specify saliva collection at four time points for the cortisol profile. Follow the full collection and return instructions provided with the kit. The product page states that results are sent within 3–5 working days after the laboratory receives the samples.
Explore the test
See the Male Weight Management Profile Test and Female Weight Management Profile Test for the full marker list, sample details and current test information.
This article is for general information only, not medical advice. Don’t start, stop or change treatment based only on test results. Discuss personal concerns with a qualified healthcare professional.