Eli Health Debuts Smartphone-Based Hormone Monitor At CES

Eli Health is debuting the first solution to transform any smartphone into a real-time hormone analyzer at CES this week. A CES Innovation Awards winner for Digital Health, the Hormometer offers real-time health insights directly through saliva, providing a solution for monitoring while on the go.

The Hormometer provides actionable insights into critical hormones, beginning with cortisol and progesterone. Imbalances in hormones can have wide-ranging effects, contributing to issues such as chronic stress, fatigue, male and female infertility, weakened immunity, weight fluctuations, disrupted sleep, poor heart and bone health, and accelerated aging.

Traditionally, hormone levels are measured through lab tests of blood, saliva, or urine, but these methods are costly and time-intensive, often taking weeks for results. In contrast, existing at-home hormone tests, while more convenient, primarily rely on somewhat messy urine tests and are predominantly focused on women’s fertility, offering no insights into broader hormonal health for all genders. These tests typically offer limited insights, with many providing binary results (e.g., confirming the presence of a hormone) without ongoing monitoring and insights.

The Hormometer combines a 1-step process cartridge, advanced microfluidics, and a self-contained ultra-sensitive bioassay, paired with software that transforms any smartphone into a chemical analyzer thanks to computer-vision algorithms. The cartridge is used like a thermometer, held in the mouth for 60 seconds. At its tip, a collection pad made from proprietary materials efficiently captures the saliva sample and releases it onto the bioassay. The bioassay detects specific hormones by binding them to capturing reagents, producing visible test lines within 20 minutes.

The Eli Health app provides personalized trends and actionable recommendations for managing various hormones and their related health functions, including stress management, sleep optimization, athletic performance, fertility, and more. The company is creating the first longitudinal data set of its kind, enabling unparalleled insights and progress in precision medicine. Eli Health’s platform begins with two key hormones—cortisol and progesterone—chosen for their critical roles in overall health.

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