Test Details
Lab Company: Sanesco & NeuroLab
Sample Type: Urine, Saliva
Collection Location: At Home
The HPA Profile measures a variety of neurotransmitters and hormones to assess the health of the nervous and endocrine systems.
Key Details
🗓️ Collect all of your samples (urine and saliva) on the same day.
❌ You must avoid alcohol and certain activities before sample collection.
🚚 Ship your samples via FedEx within 7 days of collection.
Preparation & Timing
Avoid using creatine for 24 hours before the first sample collection.
Avoid alcohol for at least 12 hours before the first sample collection.
Avoid the following activities on the day of sample collection.
Drinking alcohol
Exercising or engaging in heavy physical activity
Napping for 90 minutes or longer
Avoid the following activities until you have collected your urine sample.
Consuming caffeine
Drinking more than 8 oz of fluid
Avoid the following activities for at least 1 hour before each saliva collection.
Eating
Chewing gum
Smoking
Brushing your teeth
Drinking anything but water
Collection Instructions
Urine Collection
You will collect your second urination of the day.
Collect a midstream sample of urine in the provided collection container.
Open the urine collection tube.
DO NOT rinse the tube or remove the stabilizer material (the liquid drops and/or the small cotton ball).
Using the plastic pipette, transfer urine into the tube.
The tube should be half-full.
Close the tube tightly.
Dispose of the collection container, pipette, and any leftover urine.
Invert the tube several times to mix the stabilizer and your urine.
Place the tube in the freezer immediately.
The sample should be frozen for a minimum of 4 hours before shipping.
Complete your test requisition form.
If you have the CARE Report add-on, you MUST complete the Wellness Form health questionnaire in your test kit.
Saliva Collection
You will collect four saliva samples throughout the day. Proper timing is important.
To collect your samples,
Rinse your mouth with warm water.
Wait 10 minutes before starting your collection.
Open the appropriate tube (see the schedule and tube colors above).
Pool saliva in your mouth.
If you have trouble producing saliva, try
Yawning
Thinking of your favorite food
Smelling lemons or lemon juice
Carefully spit saliva into the tube.
Fill the tube to the fill line (not including bubbles).
The liquid part of your sample should reach the fill line.
Close the tube tightly.
Place the tube in the freezer immediately.
The sample should be frozen for a minimum of 4 hours before shipping.
Complete your test requisition form.
Repeat steps 1-9 for each of the four saliva collections.
If you have the CARE Report add-on, you MUST complete the Wellness Form health questionnaire in your test kit.
Requisition & Payment
Your kit has been prepaid. You DO NOT need to pay anything extra.
You must complete your requisition form and send it back with your samples.
Since you pre-paid for your tests, you do not need to fill in the payment information on this form.
Shipping
Samples should be shipped within 7 days of collection.
To prepare your samples for shipping,
Place the completed test requisition form into the kit box.
Place the urine sample tube into the specimen bag.
DO NOT remove the absorbent sheet.
Place the four saliva sample tubes into the specimen bag.
Seal the specimen bag.
Place the specimen bag into the kit box.
DO NOT include any ice packs.
Seal the kit box.
Place the prepaid shipping label on the box. You can use the label to help seal the box.
Make a note of the tracking number so that you can track your samples back to the lab.
You can take your samples to the nearest FedEx location for them to be shipped back to the lab.
DO NOT place your samples in a FedEx drop box.
Results
Results should be released to your provider 7-10 business days after samples are received at the lab. Rupa Health cannot guarantee processing time.
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