Saliva and Urine Tests for Thyroid Disease  As it appears
on Mary Shomon's Website Thyroid-Info under "Ask the Experts"
Are saliva or urine tests for thyroid disease accurate? -- Mary
Shomon   It is our contention that the saliva tests for thyroid
are not yet as reliable as the saliva tests for female or
adrenal hormone levels. The technology is more recent, and the
technical problems are still being worked out to the
satisfaction of careful practitioners.  Any new tests are worth
a try as part of your overall diagnostic regimen, which should
also include appropriate blood testing (insist on the Total T-3
test and not TSH being the primary indicator), regular basal
temperature testing, and close monitoring of changing symptoms. 
The urine tests, on the other hand, have a longer history of
reliability and effectiveness. This is especially true if the
tests are done at high-quality laboratories such as Vitamin
Diagnostics in Cliffwood Beach , New Jersey , or especially the
Broda Barnes Foundation in Trumbull