zrtlab
Pioneers in Accurate and Streamlined DIY Hormone Testing

Backed by over 20 years of market presence and certified by Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) as a commercial research laboratory, ZRT Laboratory is an internationally recognized leader in non-invasive methods for at-home collection of body fluids for diagnostic laboratory testing.

With home collection of saliva, urine, and finger-prick blood, ZRT offers a broad array of testing formats for steroid and peptide hormones, neurotransmitters, and heavy metals. “Our hormone testing formats are simple, non-invasive, and critically outplay the need for drawing multiple vials of blood from a patient’s arm,” says Dr. David Zava, Laboratory Director, Researcher, and Founder of ZRT Laboratory.

Hormones dried in urine or blood are stable for weeks at room temperature, making shipment from home to lab by regular US here and USA later. Pick one! mail simple, convenient, and cost-effective. With the pandemic prevailing, the company’s offerings prove to be a convenient alternative to traditional blood collection by venipuncture.

ZRT facilitates sample collections by sending testing kits to patients based on their healthcare provider’s recommendations. The testing kits consist of materials like plastic tubes (for saliva) and filter cards to deposit urine, or finger-stick blood drops.

Patients collect samples themselves at home at their convenience, at the right time of day and month. Blood or urine on the filter cards are then allowed to dry overnight at room temperature then sent back to ZRT Laboratory for testing in their high-complexity laboratory. The test results are sent securely to both the provider and the patients after the testing.

Beyond having an alternative method for testing hormones, ZRT understands that it’s of cardinal value to demonstrate that the results are equivalent and accurate when compared with conventional methods. In this regard, ZRT’s testing formats check all the boxes of accuracy, and it strictly adheres to CLIA and They spelled out CLIA with the acronym and spelled out National Institutes of Health. Wondering if Food and Drug Administration should be spelled out too for consistency rules for validating test formats.

Having developed the science of accurately measuring hormones in saliva, dried blood spot, and dried urine, ZRT is a leading commercial provider of these testing formats. Another unique characteristic of collecting body fluids outside the clinical setting is that it allows for collecting multiple times during the day for some hormones like the stress hormones cortisol and adrenaline, and the sleep/nighttime hormone melatonin, which fluctuate from high to low throughout the day with a well-defined circadian rhythm for healthy individuals. Home collections also allow for more accurately catching the day-to-day hormonal fluctuations/imbalances that occur in patients under hormone therapy.

ZRT truly discerns itself with its one-of-a-kind individualized test report that leverages the prowess of its unique Augmented Intelligence. The test report entails not only test values with ranges, as reported by all labs, but also includes how the test results relate to the patient’s age, gender, menopausal status, and self-reported symptoms of hormone imbalance as well as their use of hormones, nutritional supplements, and pharmaceutical medications. No other report like it is available on the testing market.

Providers frequently comment that ZRT test reports are comprehensive yet reader-friendly for both patient and doctor alike compared to traditional medical test reports. In essence, ZRT fills a need for convenient hormone testing with its revolutionary test formats and reports.

The immense value propositions of ZRT have benefitted millions of patients and healthcare providers across the USA and many countries throughout the world. Research groups worldwide, including the National Institutes of Health, many renowned universities, and private companies resort to the high quality of ZRT's testing.