Adrenal Function Profile
Test Details
Lab Company: Doctor's Data
Sample Type: Saliva
Collection Location: At Home
The Adrenal Function Profile provides a baseline assessment of adrenal function and diurnal cortisol.
🔑 Key Details | 📦 Shipping |
⏰ Preparation & Timing | 📊 Results |
🧪 Collection Instructions | 📚 More Resources |
💳 Requisition & Payment |
💬 Questions? |
Key Details
- Certain foods and medications should be avoided on the day of sample collection.
- If you take hormones, follow the timing directions below.
- Samples can only be shipped Monday - Friday.
- The samples and the provided ice pack should be frozen for at least 4-6 hours prior to shipping.
- Keep them in the freezer until you ship.
Preparation & Timing
- If you are a menstruating woman, collect one day during days 19-23 of your menstrual cycle (assuming a 28-day cycle).
- Day 1 of your cycle is the first day of your period.
- If you are taking topical hormones,
- Your last dose prior to collection should be 12-24 hours before collecting your first sample.
- DO NOT use them during the day of saliva collection.
- If you are taking sublingual hormones or troches,
- Your last dose prior to collection should be 24-36 hours before collecting your first sample.
- Drink 2 full glasses of water after taking your last dose to clean the tissues.
- DO NOT take them during the day of saliva collection.
- If you are taking hormone injections, subcutaneous pellets, or transdermal patches,
- Collect your samples at the halfway point between doses.
- Example: 3 days after a once-a-week injection
- Collect your samples at the halfway point between doses.
- If you are taking oral hormones (pills) or transdermal patches,
- Use as prescribed on the day of collection.
- If you are taking a cortisol supplement, glucocorticoid, or cortisol-containing medication, consult with your healthcare provider prior to collecting your samples.
- It is recommended to stop using these products 5 days prior to sample collection.
- Consult with your healthcare provider prior to discontinuing any prescription medications.
- Avoid the following foods and medications on the day of collection:
- Any food or drinks containing caffeine
- All supplements and non-essential medications
- Consult with your healthcare practitioner prior to discontinuing any prescription medications.
- Prior to each saliva collection,
- DO NOT drink or eat anything for 1 hour prior to collection.
- DO NOT brush or floss your teeth or have dental work done for 30 minutes prior to collection.
- Your first saliva collection MUST be 30 minutes after you wake up for the day.
Collection Instructions
- Collection Schedule - You MUST follow this schedule.
- Collection 1: 30 minutes after waking (pink tube)
- Collection 2: noon/before lunch (green tube)
- Collection 3: evening/before dinner (orange tube)
- Collection 4: night/right before bed (blue tube)
- Wash your hands.
- Rinse your mouth with water.
- Wait 10 minutes before beginning collection.
- Collect your saliva into the appropriate tube (see schedule above).
- Fill the tube 3/4 full (bubbles are okay).
- You can use the included straws to help funnel saliva into the tube.
- If you have trouble producing saliva, try
- Yawning
- Thinking of your favorite food
- Touching your tongue to the roof of your mouth.
- When the tube is 3/4 full, snap the tube closed tightly.
- Write the date and time of collection on the tube and requisition form.
- Place the saliva tube in the freezer immediately.
- Repeat steps 2-9 for each of the four collections.
- When all four tubes have been collected, place them in the plastic bag with the absorbent material.
- Keep all saliva tubes in the freezer until you are ready to ship them.
Requisition & Payment
- Your kit has been prepaid. You DO NOT need to pay anything extra.
- Instructions on how to fill out your requisition can be found HERE.
- Since you pre-paid for your tests, you do not need to fill in the payment information on any of these forms.
Shipping
- Ship Monday - Friday only.
- Freeze the ice pack and your sample for at least 4-6 hours prior to shipping.
- To prepare your samples for shipping,
- Remove the saliva samples from the freezer.
- Place the insulated cooler into the cardboard test kit box.
- Place the saliva samples into the insulated cooler.
- Place the frozen ice pack into the insulated cooler.
- Place the completed test requisition form into the insulated cooler.
- Place the lid on the cooler and close the cardboard box.
- Place the cardboard box into the FedEx Clinical Pak.
- Fill in your information on the Billable Stamp and place it on the FedEx Clinical Pak.
- Keep the customer receipt.
- Make a note of your tracking number so that you can track the sample back to the lab.
- Ship using FedEx.
- DO NOT place your samples in a FedEx drop box.
- You can schedule a FedEx pickup by calling 1-800-463-3339.
- At the automated greeting, say, "schedule a pickup."
- At the next prompt, say, "schedule a pickup with a label or stamp."
- You will be asked if the waybill says "stamp" - say, "yes."
- Then give your address information.
Results
- Results should be released to your provider 5-7 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 Doctor's Data by calling 800-323-2784 or emailing Doctor's Data customer service at info@doctorsdata.com.