Eventually 12 months’s CES, Eli Well being introduced the Hormometer — an at-home hormone take a look at for cortisol that utilized saliva and a smartphone. For this 12 months’s present, the corporate is again and increasing into testosterone and progesterone.
Eli Well being isn’t altering up how its Hormometer works. You continue to stick a skinny cartridge connected to a wand in your mouth for about 60 seconds to gather saliva. After, the Eli app makes use of your cellphone’s digicam to research the outcomes. Your entire take a look at takes about 20 minutes. The distinction is now you can monitor three hormones on the identical platform for a low value. Eli Well being says it expects particular person assessments will begin at $8.25. In comparison with urine and blood assessments — that are extra typical for at-home hormone testing — saliva-based assessments are additionally much less messy, faster, and extra handy.
Testosterone is mostly often known as a male intercourse hormone, although it’s additionally current in non-males and impacts muscle progress, bone density, hair, and vitality ranges. Progesterone is extra generally related to menstrual well being and being pregnant, in addition to sperm manufacturing in males. The corporate claims its achieved over 90 p.c accuracy in opposition to laboratory requirements for progesterone and cortisol by way of third-party validation testing and is an FDA-registered product. (Word: FDA-registered isn’t the identical as FDA-cleared or authorised; it merely means the Hormometer is categorized as a low-risk, Class I system and doesn’t require the identical degree of scrutiny.) It must also be famous that there are variations between saliva, blood, and urine assessments. Saliva assessments, just like the Hormometer for instance, solely measure the biologically out there ranges of those hormones in comparison with complete ranges like a blood take a look at.
Hormone balancing, in addition to “low-T” therapy, have additionally been viral wellness tendencies on social media. That might be one cause why demand for at-home hormone testing is on the rise. That stated, consultants have warned that influencers aren’t telling the entire fact with regard to both. So whereas a product like Hormometer could also be useful for folks to watch recognized hormonal circumstances, it’s vital to keep in mind that wellness tech isn’t a substitute for medical recommendation.
Eli Well being expects to ship testosterone Hormometer assessments in Q1 2026 and is taking preorders for progesterone.
