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Hormone Testing in Greenville, SC

Hormone Testing at IHP Greenville. Dr. Hendry, DAOM — functional medicine, root-cause diagnostics, personalized care. Call (864) 365-6156.

Hormone testing at Integrative Health Partners is a comprehensive evaluation of the key hormonal systems affecting energy, mood, weight, sleep, libido, fertility, and long-term health — going far beyond the cursory estradiol or testosterone test that most conventional practitioners order. Dr. Hendry evaluates the full hormonal ecosystem: thyroid (complete panel including reverse T3 and antibodies), adrenal (cortisol curve and DHEA), sex hormones (complete panel for both men and women), and metabolic hormones (insulin, leptin, ghrelin).

How Hormone Testing Works

Hormone testing at IHP is selected based on your presenting symptoms and may use blood, saliva, or urine depending on the hormones being measured and the specific information needed. Salivary cortisol curves (4 points through the day) provide information about HPA axis function that a single blood cortisol does not reveal. DUTCH (Dried Urine Test for Comprehensive Hormones) is used for detailed sex hormone metabolite assessment. Results are interpreted using functional reference ranges.

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Timing matters for sex hormone testing — female sex hormones should be tested at specific points in the menstrual cycle (day 3 for FSH/LH/estradiol; day 21–22 for progesterone). Dr. Hendry coordinates timing based on your cycle. Fasting is required for some tests.

Why Dr. Hendry for Hormone Testing

Dr. Hendry's functional medicine hormone assessment goes beyond standard panels, using functional reference ranges and comprehensive metabolite analysis to reveal the full hormonal picture.

Frequently Asked Questions

Depends on presentation. Common panels: TSH, free T3, free T4, reverse T3, TPO/TG antibodies (full thyroid); estradiol, progesterone, testosterone (total and free), DHEA-S, SHBG (sex hormones); 4-point salivary cortisol (adrenal); fasting insulin, HbA1c (metabolic hormones).
The Dried Urine Test for Comprehensive Hormones measures sex hormone metabolites in urine — providing more information than serum hormones alone, including how the body is breaking down hormones and whether there are methylation or detoxification issues affecting hormone clearance.
Female sex hormones fluctuate dramatically throughout the menstrual cycle. Testing on the wrong day produces misleading results. Dr. Hendry coordinates test timing to capture the most diagnostically valuable hormonal data.
Yes — PMS is frequently associated with luteal phase progesterone insufficiency (progesterone tested at day 21–22 reveals this) and/or estrogen dominance. Hormone testing makes the invisible visible.
For assessing the HPA axis pattern through the day, yes — a 4-point salivary cortisol curve (morning, noon, afternoon, evening) reveals the cortisol rhythm. A single morning blood cortisol tells only part of the story.
Integrative Health Partners, 319 Wade Hampton Blvd, Ste A, Greenville, SC 29609. Call (864) 365-6156.

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