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Menopause Check (Finger Prick) Test By Post
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Find out if you are in the perimenopause or menopause
Are you experiencing symptoms that you think might be connected to the menopause eg hot flushes, night sweats, irregular periods, brain fog or mood swings?
This simple home finger prick test measures FSH (Follicle Stimulating Hormone) which is the hormone that rises as you go through the perimenopause and menopause.
FSH is the hormone that is produced by your pituitary gland which is situated at the base of your brain. As the name suggests, FSH stimulates follicles on the ovaries to grow and it is these follicles that contain eggs.
As you age there will come a point at this life stage when you do not have enough eggs left in the ovaries to ovulate. To try and get you to ovulate, your body produces more of the follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) to try and trigger ovulation, but that can’t happen because the egg supply is too low. Your body will then produce even more FSH to try again.
Testing your level of FSH provides a way of checking to see whether you are going through the menopause.
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Are you experiencing symptoms that you think might be connected to the menopause e.g. hot flushes, night sweats, irregular periods, brain fog or mood swings?
This simple home finger prick test measures FSH (Follicle Stimulating Hormone) which is the hormone that rises as you go through the perimenopause and menopause.
FSH is the hormone that is produced by your pituitary gland which is situated at the base of your brain and is released in the first half of the cycle. As the name suggests, FSH stimulates follicles on the ovaries to grow and it is these follicles that contain eggs.
As you age there will come a point at this life stage when you do not have enough eggs left in the ovaries to ovulate. To try and get you to ovulate, your body produces more of the follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) to try and trigger ovulation, but that can’t happen because the egg supply is too low. Your body will then produce even more FSH to try again.
Testing your level of FSH provides a way of checking to see whether you are going through the perimenopause/menopause.
Testing is useful if you are experiencing symptoms such:
- Hot flushes
- Night sweats
- Mood swings
- Vaginal dryness
- Weight gain
- Lower sex drive
- Poor concentration and memory
- Anxiety
- Joint pains
- Fatigue
- Sleep problems
- Irregular periods or missing a few cycles
Testing is also useful if you are concerned because your mother or sister experienced an early menopause and wonder if this might be happening to you?
On average, women spend around 5-7 years going through the menopause, starting with perimenopause before reaching the point of ‘menopause’, followed by your last ever period, and then entering the postmenopausal stage. You are classed as being postmenopausal once you have had one year with no periods.
The perimenopause meaning ‘around the menopause’ can start in your early 40s and you might start to feel symptoms such as mood swings, hot flushes, low sex drive etc as well as changes in your cycle. You might be experiencing irregular periods, or the length of your cycle may become shorter or longer. The flow may change to be lighter or heavier and you might skip some periods. Testing FSH can be helpful to know what your level is.
A premature menopause is classed as happening before the age of 40 and is often referred to as a premature ovarian failure/insufficiency. Testing FSH is going to give an indication of whether you are experience an early menopause.
If you still having periods, it is best to take this test on days 2 or 3 of your period as this is when the FSH level should be low. So, if the level is high at this point, it gives a good indication that you are going through the perimenopause/menopause. It is not recommended to take this test if you are using the contraceptive pill or on HRT.
If you are not having periods, you can take this test at any time.
So, if you want to find out if you are in the perimenopause or menopause, you should order this Menopause Check now.
Samples should be returned to the laboratory by Next Day Delivery, posting Monday - Thursday only. Samples received outside of the suggested postage dates may be discarded and the patient asked to repeat the test.
Please Note: This test is only available by post in the UK. Please allow 5-6 weeks to receive your results.
Please be advised that the tests that you have bought on the Natural Health Practice will be managed by our sister company Glenville Nutrition Clinic, the UK’s leading Nutrition clinic specialising in natural health.
If you require any further information about how your personal data is used, please contact help@naturalhealthpractice.com
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All the NHP supplements included in this programme have been given Dr Marilyn Glenville PhD's Exclusive ‘Seal of Approval
To be awarded Dr Glenville’s Exclusive Seal of Approval all NHP supplements have been formulated and personally checked and approved by Dr Marilyn Glenville PHD, the UK’s leading nutritionist specialising in natural health.
To comply they need to be in the correct form, the right dosage level and of the highest quality to ensure maximum bio-availability and absorption in order to increase their effectiveness and produce the greatest benefit and be free from all non-active and chemical excipients.
All formulations must conform to Dr Glenville’s demanding criteria:
- Only 100% active ingredients included
- In their most bio-available form to aid absorption,
No minerals in the form of chlorides, carbonates, oxides or sulphates.
Vitamin C in alkaline form rather than the acidic ascorbic acid form
Vitamin D as D3 not D2
Vitamin B6 in the active form of pyridoxal-5-phosphate and not the cheaper pyridoxine form
Natural vitamin E as d-alpha tocopherol not synthetic dl-alpha tocopherol - Free From: gluten, dairy, yeast, artificial flavours, colours, additives, preservatives, added sugar, sweeteners, benzoates, maltodextrin, nuts and nut traces and soya* *(except Meno Herbal Support, Advanced Brain and Memory Support and Advanced Hearing Support)
- Free From - fillers, binders, anti-caking agents, lubricants eg magnesium stearate, titanium dioxide, talc, calcium hydrogen phosphate dehydrate, stearic acid.
- Contained in vegan* capsules - no bovine gelatine used
*(excluding Omega 3 Support and Advanced Marine Collagen Support which are in vegetarian capsules) - No genetically modified organisms (GMOs)
- Registered with the Vegetarian Society*
*(excluding Omega 3 Support and Advanced Marine Collagen Support which are in vegetarian capsules) - Registered with the Vegan Society*
*(excluding Omega 3 Support and Advanced Marine Collagen Support which are in vegetarian capsules) - Kosher and Halal approved
- Omega 3 fish oil. High Strength made from wild deep-sea fish and from the body of the fish not the liver. In natural triglyceride form. Screened for contaminants. Frends Of The Sea certified
- Manufactured, batch tested and certified in the UK
- Contained in glass bottles for easy recycling
Thanks to Dr Glenville’s 30+ years’ experience and stringent quality control checking procedures, you can be confident that any product with Dr Glenville’s Exclusive ‘Seal of Approval’ is effective, safe and healthy for you to use.
Does all this really make a difference?
When you take vitamins, minerals, and herbs, you aim to give your body the tools to heal itself and maintain good health.
Unfortunately, many supplements nowadays contain unnecessary and potentially harmful substances, making your body work harder to eliminate them.
You may not realise that they can be full of ‘nasties’ - non-active ingredients - like, fillers, bulking and anti-caking agents, disintegrants and lubricants.
These chemicals are in there to help the manufacturing process flow through the machines.
Good for the machines maybe but certainly not good for your body.
If your body expends energy dealing with these substances, it may divert energy from other areas essential for maintaining or restoring good health, potentially causing additional health problems and low energy.
It's crucial that the vitamins, minerals, and herbs you consume contain only the highest quality ingredients possible and are Free From all nasties.
Not all supplements are made equal, and knowing what to look for is important.
Sounds daunting doesn’t it?
But don’t worry because, if you don’t have the time or inclination, (or a degree in chemistry), to go round reading labels on every pot of vitamins or minerals, Dr Glenville has already done the work and scrutinised the labels for you.
And only when she is completely satisfied that the products are Free From all the ‘nasties’ and in their most bio-available form and at the highest safe dosage level will she award it her ‘Seal of Approval’.’.
You can rest assured that all NHP supplements have Dr Glenville’s exclusive ‘Seal of Approval’ and are safe, effective and healthy for you.
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