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Cortisol levels vary all the time... a blood test would only measure cortisol at one point in time.
by dreamdu5t 8y ago
Cortisol levels vary all the time... a blood test would only measure cortisol at one point in time.
- krtkush 8y agoThere are cortisol tests which which require you to submit urine sample of the whole day - from morning to evening.
- koolba 8y agoDoes it have to be done in a lab or is there a ph or ketostix like device that could measure it at home?
- dwich 8y agoI don't know of a device that can measure it at home, but there are mail-in saliva cortisol kits from companies like Genova Diagnostics, Labrix, and ZRT Labs. You usually send them several samples collected at specific times throughout the day. They're mostly designed to be ordered by a healthcare professional, but you can get a few of them direct on Amazon, or through companies that order on your behalf (similar to healthlabs.com mentioned above).
- krtkush 8y agoI was given a big plastic jar with a certain kind of acid in it. Had to pee straight into the jar the whole day. Next day, the jar had to be handed over to the lab.