Family Doctors of Dupage - Functional Diagnostic Laboratory Tests

Combining Traditional and Holistic Approaches Family Doctors of DuPage, S. C.

Functional Diagnostic Laboratory Tests

Family Doctors of DuPage makes use of the newest procedures and tests from both traditional and alternative medicine in an effort to discern existing disease pathology and health impediments as well as to prevent problems.

We work with several laboratories including the Great Smokies Diagnostic Lab. and Biohealth Diagnostics. Usually specimens are shipped by Airborne to insure integrity of outcome. Many involve blood specimens, some urine and saliva. We also do testing on hair and stool samples.

By combining the best diagnostic tools, comprehensive history taking and an in-depth patient encounter, we work to sort out the intricate interplay of systemic, environmental, social and emotional factors that can affect a patient's state of health.

In addition to conventional lab tests, we also can perform the following:

Hair Analysis for heavy metals and minerals

Whole Blood Vitamin Analysis

Comprehensive Digestive Stool Analysis

Functional Liver Detoxification Profile

Intestinal Permeability Assessment

Plasma Amino Acid Analysis

Comprehensive Parasite Profile

Comprehensive Cardiovascular Risk Assessment

Female Hormone Profile

Adrenal and Ovarian Salivary Hormone Tests

Allergy Blood Testing for Inhalants and Foods

Intracutaneous Skin Testing and Desensitization of Food Sensitivity

Allergy Skin Testing for Inhalants

ALCAT Testing

Candida Immune Complexes

Menopause Profile

Comprehensive Thyroid Hormone / Function Analysis

Hormone Testing and Balancing

Hormones play a huge role in how you are feeling. To help assess the function of your hormones, a number of tests can be done. These include auxiliary temperature measurements, blood tests, and a salivary hormone analysis. Salivary hormone measurement is an excellent way to measure certain hormones because it measures the all-important "free" fractions of hormones.

Hormones from the pituitary gland, adrenals, thyroid, ovaries, and testes. This allows precise evaluation of your hormone levels, and helps determine what type and amount of hormone support you need. Hormone support ranges from supporting the necessary endocrine glands with nutriceuticals and herbs and lifestyle changes to simply replacing what's missing in the most natural molecularly identical way possible.

Conditions that can be impacted with hormones include PMS, menopause, stress and burnout, fatigue, hypothyroidism, decreased libido or impotence, mood swings, depression, and hypoglycemia.

Hormone replacement is done with hormones that are identical to human hormones, and not hormone look-alikes or extracts of concentrated pregnant horse urine that are so widely used in women today. Hormones can be taken as capsules, sublingual tablets, or transdermal creams that are specially compounded by top quality compounding pharmacies.