Plain guides to how hormone testing actually works — what each method measures, when to collect so the result is interpretable, and how the options differ in Canada. These are educational and are not medical advice.
How to Check Cortisol Levels
Serum, saliva, dried urine and 24-hour urine compared — and why the collection time decides what a cortisol result can tell you.
Low Progesterone Symptoms
The symptom cluster, what actually causes it, and why the day you test decides whether the number means anything.
Cortisol Testing at Home
What at-home collection involves, the five timing mistakes that ruin a result, and who should use a lab draw instead.
Hormone Testing in Canada
Your three routes compared, what provincial plans typically cover, and what to check before ordering anything.
Where to go next
- What the panels cost in Canada — every panel in Canadian dollars, with what is included.
- See a sample report — the actual output format before you decide.
- How it works — collection, shipping and results, start to finish.
- Frequently asked questions — the short answers to most of this.