Saliva Hormone Opendx Supreme
Test Details
Lab Company: Access Medical Labs
Sample Type: Saliva
Collection Location: At Home
The Opendx Supreme saliva test measures 11 hormones and cortisol to analyze a patient's baseline hormone levels and cortisol fluctuation throughout the day.
🔑 Key Details | 📦 Shipping |
⏰ Preparation & Timing | 📊 Results |
🧪 Collection Instructions | 📚 More Resources |
💳 Requisition & Payment |
💬 Questions? |
Key Details
- If you are a menstruating female, you must collect on specific days of your cycle.
- If you are taking supplemental hormones, you must time your test properly after your last dosage.
- Do not drink any caffeinated or alcoholic beverages during the collection period.
- Do not eat or drink for 2 hours prior to sample collection.
- Samples should be shipped Monday - Friday only.
Preparation & Timing
- If you are a male or non-menstruating female, you can test any day of the month.
- If you are a menstruating female, collect according to the following schedule.
- Regular periods: Collect samples on day 19, 20, or 21 of your cycle (where day 1 is the first day of your period).
- Irregular periods: Collect samples when you are not bleeding. Collect closest to days 19, 20, and 21 of your cycle.
- If you are taking supplemental hormones (including melatonin, hydrocortisone, cortisol, or creams containing placental derivatives), collect according to the following schedule.
- Patch hormones applied daily: Collect samples 12-24 hours after applying the patch.
- Patch hormones applied weekly or biweekly: Collect samples at the midpoint of applying patches.
- Hormones in a gel, spray, pill, or cream: Collect samples 12-24 hours after your last dosage.
- Hormone injections: Collect samples at the midpoint between injections.
- Sublingual and troche hormones: Collect samples 36 hours after your last dosage.
- Do not drink any caffeinated or alcoholic beverages during the collection period.
- Do not drink or eat for at least 2 hours prior to sample collection.
Collection Instructions
Collection Schedule
- Collection 1: 7:00 am - 8:00 am (or as soon as you awaken)
- GREEN TUBE
- Do not eat or brush your teeth prior to collection.
- Collection 2: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
- BLUE TUBE
- Collection 3: 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
- YELLOW TUBE
- Collection 4: 10:00 pm - 12:00 am (before you go to bed)
- RED TUBE
Collection Instructions
- Rinse your mouth with water 15 minutes prior to collection.
- Wash your hands and dry them with a clean towel.
- Write your name, date of birth, and the collection date and time on a label.
- Place the label on the tube.
- Collect saliva in the tube. Do not force the saliva - let it flow into the tube.
- Do not get any phlegm into the tube.
- If you cannot produce saliva, smell food to increase saliva flow.
- If you make a mistake, rinse the tube with warm water ONLY, let it air dry, and collect again.
- Fill the tube until you have reached the maximum line.
- Tightly seal the cap back onto the tube.
- Place the tube into the refrigerator until you are ready to ship.
- Do NOT freeze tubes.
- Repeat steps 1-8 for each of the four collections.
- Place all four tubes into the bag in which they came.
- Place the completed requisition form and specimen bag into the test kit box and seal.
Requisition & Payment
- Your kit has been prepaid. You DO NOT need to pay anything extra.
- A requisition form will be included in your test kit. Fill in your personal information and ship back with the samples.
- Since you pre-paid for your tests, you do not need to fill in the payment information on any of these forms.
Shipping
- Ship samples Monday - Friday only.
- Ship samples using the provided materials.
- Place the tubes into the bag in which they came.
- Place the completed test requisition form and specimen bag into the test kit box and seal.
- Place the box into the provided, prepaid UPS bag and seal.
- Drop off the samples at any UPS location.
Results
- Results should be released to your provider 1-6 business days after samples are received at the lab. We cannot guarantee processing time.
- Your provider will notify you when your results are in and schedule a follow-up appointment for you to review them together.
More Resources
Questions?
For general questions, email Rupa Health at support@rupahealth.com. For test-specific questions, contact Access Medical Labs by calling (866) 720-8386 or chatting with support.