It is generally recommended to collect the first morning urine. The Hormone Zoomer is a 4-tube urine collection test designed to assess cortisol, cortisone, and melatonin levels over a 24-hour period to provide insight into their diurnal curves.
The standard collection times are as follows:
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1st Morning (before 9 AM)
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2nd Morning (2 hours after waking)
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Evening, before dinner (around 5 PM)
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Night, before bed (around 8 PM-11 PM)
If the provider wanted to assess middle-of-the-night hormone levels, Vibrant does not provide a fifth collection tube for measuring middle-of-the-night hormone levels.
If a provider chooses to collect the fourth (night) sample in the middle of the night instead of at the standard bedtime window (~10 PM), this is at their clinical discretion. However, they should interpret the results accordingly.