Urine (4 Tubes)

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  Important Note:
• For optimal and clinically relevant results, samples should be collected under normative conditions ensuring consistency in collection procedures and tube handling. Patients should maintain their routine diet, medications, and supplements unless specifically instructed otherwise by their healthcare provider. This approach ensures accurate assessment based on their usual physiological state.
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  What to Avoid:
• ● Diet: For 48 hours before, avoid phytoestrogen-rich foods (e.g., soy, flaxseeds, licorice) and dopamine influences (e.g., bananas, avocados, fava beans). Limit caffeine and alcohol.
• ● Supplements: Avoid tyrosine, quercetin, or Mucuna for 48 hours.
• ● Hydration: Avoid fluids 2 hours before each sample collection. Maintain normal hydration-avoid overhydrating to prevent dilution.

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  When to Collect:
• ● Collect four urine samples over a 24-hour period. If you miss a collection just collect the sample as instructed on the following day. Do not collect samples during menstruation as it could lead to blood in your urine sample.
• ● Men and non-menstruating women may collect any day of the month. This test is not available for children under 15 years of age.
• ● Postmenopausal women on hormone therapy: Collect midway between doses.
• ● Menstruating women with regular cycles: Collect on day 19, 20, or 21 of the menstrual cycle (Day 1 = first day of your period).
• ● Irregular cycles: Collect 5-7 days before expected onset of menses.
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  How to Collect:
• Four urine samples in 24 hours:
• ● 1st Morning (before 9 AM): Collect first-morning urine.
• ● 2nd Morning (2 hours after waking): Collect a urine sample.
• ● Evening, before dinner (around 5 PM): Collect a urine sample.
• ● Night, before bed (around 8 PM-11PM): Collect the final urine sample of the day.