CC NT & Hormone Balance Profile

Compare the Four Profile Choices

Every choice includes the core hormone and neurotransmitter testing. The difference is the additional daily-rhythm information included.

Choosing the Right Profile

SU-840 — Core Profile
The starting profile: 7 saliva hormones plus the core dried-urine neurotransmitter-related panel.

SU-844 — Cortisol Pattern Focus
Keeps the core hormone and neurotransmitter testing but measures saliva cortisol at four points during the day instead of a single cortisol measurement.

SU-841 — Stress + Sleep Focus
Adds four daily dried-urine measurements of free cortisol, free cortisone, and MT6s, a major melatonin metabolite. This provides more information about daily stress- and sleep-related rhythms.

SU-842 — Most Detailed Urine Profile
Includes the SU-841 daily-rhythm testing and also measures norepinephrine and epinephrine repeatedly across the collection period for additional stress-response pattern information.

Important: SU-840 and SU-841 already include norepinephrine and epinephrine in the core neurotransmitter panel. SU-842 expands these to repeated measurements.

Why Look at Neurotransmitters and Hormones Together?

Neurotransmitters and hormones are different chemical-messenger systems, but both are involved in functions related to mood, sleep, stress response, energy, focus, reproduction, and sexual health.

Looking at these laboratory markers together can give you and your clinician more context when reviewing symptoms and patterns.

Important: urinary neurotransmitter testing does not directly measure neurotransmitter levels inside the brain. It measures neurotransmitter-related compounds found in urine.

What Does the Core SU-840 Profile Measure?

SU-840 is the foundation of all four profile choices.

7 Saliva Hormones

Estradiol (E2), Estriol (E3), Estrone (E1), Progesterone (Pg), Testosterone (T), DHEA-S (DS), and Cortisol (C).

Dried Urine LCMS Neurotransmitters

The dried-urine panel reports 25 neurotransmitter-related markers, metabolites, amino acids, and pathway compounds, plus creatinine as an adjunct urine marker.

Neurotransmitter and signaling markers include:
GABA, Glutamate, Glycine, Dopamine, Epinephrine, Norepinephrine, Histamine, Serotonin, and Phenethylamine.

Related metabolites include:
DOPAC, homovanillic acid (HVA), 5-HIAA, normetanephrine (NMN), and vanillylmandelic acid (VMA).

Amino acids and related pathway compounds include:
Tryptophan, taurine, tyrosine, tyramine, glutamine, histidine, N-methylhistamine, kynurenine, kynurenic acid, 3-hydroxykynurenine, and xanthurenic acid.

Adjunct urine marker: Creatinine (Crtn).

Samples: Saliva + Dried Urine

Why Does 4-Point Cortisol Matter?

Cortisol normally changes throughout the day. One measurement shows cortisol at one moment; several measurements provide information about its daily pattern.

SU-844 measures cortisol at four saliva collection points.

SU-841 and SU-842 use a different approach, measuring free cortisol and free cortisone at four dried-urine collection points together with four measurements of the melatonin metabolite MT6s.

These are different approaches to daily-rhythm testing—not simply “more” or “less” testing.

When Might You Consider This Profile?

You may want to discuss hormone- and neurotransmitter-related testing with your clinician if you are experiencing concerns such as:

• mood or stress changes
• sleep problems
• fatigue or changing energy
• difficulty focusing or memory concerns
• changes in libido
• menstrual cycle or PMS changes

These concerns can have many possible causes. Laboratory results should be reviewed together with your symptoms, health history, medications, supplements, and other clinical information.

Important: These profiles provide laboratory measurements and do not diagnose a medical condition by themselves. Results are best reviewed with an appropriately licensed healthcare professional.