Saliva Test

[morena]

Can someone tell me where i can get a saliva test please?? I cant get onto the Red Apple Clinic Website.

[xeena]

Hi there, you can get it done at Genova Diagnostics - Parkgate House - 356 West Barnes Lane - New Malden - Surrey - KT3 6NB - Phone number 0208 336 7750. Email : Kit [e-mail] - Website - gdx.uk.net. You should also go on to - Thyroid Uk, as they have a list of where you can go and if you say they recommended you then they get a donation and i think you also get a discount (not quite sure on that one) but Thyroid Uk, is a brilliant site to look up as they do so much to help everyone with Thyroid illness, they are campaigning all the time on our behalf. I hope this helps and good luck with getting well soon. God bless.

[raccow]

Found your post because am looking for a saliva test for thyroid function myself. I spoke to the Red Apple Clinic about half an hour ago and they no longer do them. Genova only do blood tests I think. LMk if you find anything!

All best

[rosetrees in reply to raccow]

Genova do the saliva test for andrenal function - I had it done myself a couple of months ago.

[raccow in reply to rosetrees]

Thanks, Rosetrees, I'll take another look.

[morena in reply to raccow]

hi - just booked myself a Thyroid function test with Genova: they'll send it through straight away; as far as i know it is a saliva test. Ill certainly let you know if its not!

[morena in reply to morena]

hi raccow; what a good job you contacted me; its not thyroid but adrenal function that they check for with saliva, which is an important indicator of the total picture i think. Im new to all this.......

They confirmed that they dont do a saliva thyroid function test.

[raccow in reply to morena]

I'm going to take another look at Genova in light of rosetrees' post but have also been looking at the basal temperature test - simple, free and apparently a quite reliable indicator of thyroid function.