Hormone Health Hub: Expert Insights on Testing, Balance & Better Living — contraceptive reference ranges

Interpretation of hormone testing using saliva, dried blood spot, or serum can be tricky when women are using oral, patch, or other hormonal contraception methods. The types of hormones in these contraceptives are synthetic, and although they may be close to the molecular structure of our body’s own oestradiol or progesterone, they are not bioidentical. While bioidentical hormones used as supplements react in the same way as our endogenous hormones to the specific antibodies used during hormone testing, non-bioidentical hormones aren’t recognised by these antibodies so they are not measured by the same test. How Does Hormonal Contraception Affect Test...