Expensive saliva testing for hormone levels can be a red flag in menopause treatment. — Whalespan
Expensive saliva testing for hormone levels can be a red flag in menopause treatment.
⚠ High risk
The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
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High-risk intervention — consult a physician before acting.Drug-drug interactions, dose-dependence, and screening contraindications apply.
“If you have to give very expensive saliva testing labs and they're making you pay a lot of money, very suspect. Again, that doesn't mean you can't do it. If it's working for you and you're happy, you have body autonomy, you do what you want, but know that there's red flags there.”