GROW BABY

Analyses gene variants to offer the most effective diet, lifestyle & nutraceutical interventions for mothers-to-be & foetal/baby health, via understanding the functioning of key biological pathways that influence maternal and foetal health & how these relate to major birth phenotypes.

Assesses genes across the following areas:

• Lipid metabolism.
• Inflammation.
• Detoxification pathways 1 & 2.
• Methylation.
• Cell signalling.
• Monoamine oxidase metabolism.
• Neurotrophic pathway.
• Progesterone metabolism.
• Melatonin metabolism.
• Insulin sensitivity, secretion & metabolism.
• Vitamin D requirements.

HORMONES

 Identifies polymorphism in key genes involved in metabolising oestrogen & related compounds. Impact of high-risk polymorphisms & intervention strategies for carriers.

Personal risk factors associated with HRT, Oral contraceptives, Bio-identical supplementation & IVF. Oestrogen hormones affect the growth, differentiation & function of target tissues. Improving metabolism is of benefit for oestrogen dominant conditions such as endometriosis. PMS & uterine fibroids; or where there is a family history of breast, uterine &/or ovarian cancer; or benign prostatic hyperplasia & cancer in men.

Key Assessments:

• Steroidogenisis – Progestogen, Oestrogen and Androgen Synthesis.
• Binding & Transport – Sex hormone binding and Oestrogen transport.
• Phase I Detoxification – Hydroxylation.
• Phase II Detoxification – Glucuronidation, Methylation, Redox Balance, Glutathione conjugation and Sulfation.
• Clotting Risk.
  

                                                             DNA Life – blood spot – takes 5-6 weeks from when sample is received.