Hormone Testing

Hormone testing for better health

About our Hormones

Our Hormones play a vital role in our overall health & well being. As such, hormone imbalances can cause a broad range of health issues.

Hormones are chemical messengers that are secreted directly into the blood, which then carries them to vital organs and tissues of the body to exert their functions. Produced in the endocrine glands, these powerful chemicals travel around your bloodstream telling tissues and organs what to do. They help control many of your body’s major processes, including metabolism and reproduction.

There are many types of hormones that act on different aspects of bodily functions and processes. Some of these include:

Development & Growth
Reproductive Health
Cognitive Function
Metabolism of Food
General Mood

Appetite & Thirst
Sexual Function
Body Temperature
Reaction to Stress
Skin Health

Common Symptoms

Hormonal Imbalance Symptoms

Your hormones play an integral role in your overall health. Because of that, there’s a broad range of symptoms that could signal a hormonal imbalance. Your symptoms will depend on which hormones or glands aren’t working properly.

Common hormonal conditions affecting both men and women could cause any of the following symptoms:

weight gain
fatigue
increased sensitivity to cold or heat
constipation or
more frequent bowel movements
dry skin
puffy face
unexplained weight loss

increased or decreased heart rate
muscle weakness
frequent urination
increased thirst
muscle aches, tenderness, and stiffness
pain, stiffness, or swelling in your joints
thinning hair or fine, brittle hair
increased hunger

depression
decreased sex drive
nervousness, anxiety, or irritability
blurred vision
sweating
infertility
a fatty hump between the shoulders
rounded face or stretch marks

Testing & Treatment

Hormonal Imbalance Treatments

Adequate levels and an appropriate balance of hormones are necessary for maintaining optimal health and wellbeing in both males and females. And as hormone imbalances are associated with numerous symptoms and health conditions, assessing and diagnosing these changes are important to decrease unnecessary suffering and prevent degenerative disease.

Treatment of female reproductive issues focuses on restoring balance to hormonal and reproductive systems; not only by addressing symptoms, but also by correcting any underlying imbalance.

Advanced laboratory hormone tests & saliva hormone testing is used to develop treatment protocols to assist with hormone imbalances and declining levels of hormones to help get your general health back on track.

Your Hormone Practitioner

Lesley Oakes

ND, ABAAHP

About Lesley

Lesley is a Naturopath and board certified Anti-Ageing Health Practitioner with the Australian Academy of Anti-Ageing Medicine. Lesley is also Australia’s first Naturopath to achieve board certification from the American Academy of Anti-Ageing Medicine, is a Fellow of the Australian Natural Therapists Association and a qualified Thyroflex Technician and a certified HTMA (Clinical Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis) interpreter.

Lesley specialises in the following