Results from NPTech (UK) - confusing

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I FINALLY have results from saliva testing with NPTech (I am in the

UK) and find them utterly confusing - any comments/advice would be

appreciated. I am 44 years old and had a hysterectomy last March

(ovaries removed too) so I take 1.25 mg Premarin (sometimes less - I

split the pills) daily. I sometimes use about 1/4 tsp. progesterone

cream in the daytime but have found the results inconclusive so I am

not consistent about using it. I don't take any other meds but I do

drink water with about 1/4 - 1/2 tsp. sea salt - I have very low blood

pressure which drops dramatically upon standing and the sea salt seems

to help me feel better.

Test results:

Salivary oestradiol: noon 21.7

Range: follicular phase 3 - 35 pmol/L

ovulatory peak 12 - 70 pmol/L

luteal phase 6 - 30 pmol/L

post menopause - <6 pmol/L

Salivary progesterone: noon 17,214

Range: follicular phase 8 - 300 pmol/L

luteal phase 300 - 1900 pmol/L

post menopause - <150 pmol/L

Salivary testosterone: noon 277

Range: 35- 350 pmol/L

Salivary cortisol:

8.00 am: 14.2 Range: 12.0 - 33.0

noon: 15.2 Range: 10.0 - 28.0

4.00 pm: 8.3 Range: 6.0 - 11.8

midnight: 5.0 Range: 1.0 - 5.0

Salivary DHEA Sulfate:

Ranges based on female 25 - 44 y.o.

8.00 am: 5.6 Range: 8.0 - 24.0

noon: 2.6 Range: 5.0 - 10.8

4.00 pm: 2.5 Range: 3.5 - 7.5

midnight: 2.5 Range: 2.0 - 5.0

Comments: Salivary DHEA-s profile: all values are either borderline

or below reference range indicating p0or/compromised hormone output on

the DHEA pathway.

8 am salivary cortisol below noon value (should be highest of the day)

Oestradiol/progesterone require interpretation with knowledge of

patients clinical situation, medication and timing of samples.

I have left a msg. on NPTech's answerphone asking that they confirm

that the progesterone level of 17,214 is not a typo!! Why would my

progesterone levels be so high?? Also, I don't understand where I

should be in the oestradiol/progesterone ranges anyway - am I post

menopausal b/c of the hysterectomy??

And what on earth does the low DHEA level mean?

Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.

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