At-Home Hormone Testing Breakthrough: Testosterone and Progesterone Join Cortisol on Eli Health’s Hormometer Platform

A major development for personal health technology, Canadian health-tech company Eli Health has expanded its at-home hormone testing platform to include instant saliva tests for testosterone and progesterone. The announcement at CES 2026, the influential annual tech show in Las Vegas, marks a significant step in making hormone monitoring faster, more accessible and far less reliant on traditional laboratory visits.

The Hormometer system was first introduced last year with a test for cortisol, the body’s primary stress hormone, which users can measure at home by providing a small saliva sample and scanning it with a smartphone app. Results are delivered in around 20 minutes, bypassing needles and time-consuming lab processes. Now, Eli Health has confirmed that its Testosterone Hormometer™ and Progesterone Hormometer™ will be available for pre-order, with shipping expected to begin in the first quarter of 2026.

What sets these new tests apart is their use of saliva to measure “free”, biologically active hormone levels rather than total blood levels ,a method that the company says provides a more immediately relevant snapshot of how these hormones affect everyday wellbeing. Testosterone, long associated primarily with male reproductive health, also influences energy, mood, metabolism and cognitive function in both men and women. Progesterone plays a critical role in menstrual regulation, sleep quality, emotional balance and fertility timing.

At CES 2026, journalists reporting from the event highlighted the simplicity of the Hormometer tests. One demonstration described placing a thin, saliva-collecting wand in the mouth for about a minute before scanning the developed sample using a phone camera ,all without leaving home. According to coverage from AndroidGuys, the company has positioned this suite of tests as a “real-time hormone monitoring platform,” capable of tracking multiple hormones together rather than providing isolated snapshots, which is typical in clinical settings.

The implications of this multi-hormone approach could be significant. Hormones such as cortisol, testosterone and progesterone interact in complex ways: for example, chronic stress and elevated cortisol levels can suppress sex hormones, affecting mood, sleep and reproductive function. By enabling people to measure these systems together and observe patterns over time, Eli Health suggests users may gain more actionable insights into their health than with sporadic lab tests alone.

Pricing for the new tests is expected to start at around US $8.25 per individual test, and subscription options will also be available. The company’s cortisol test, which launched earlier, is already shipping in the United States and Canada with flexible purchase and subscription plans.

Industry response at CES has been broadly positive, with tech publications noting the ease and speed of phone-based hormone testing. However, experts also remind consumers that these tools are not intended to replace clinical diagnostics, but rather to complement existing health monitoring and help individuals better understand their own physiology.

As hormone health moves into the realm of at-home, real-time data, Eli Health’s Hormometer platform could help democratise insights that once required specialist appointments and costly laboratory work ,signalling a shift in how people engage with their internal biology in everyday life.

Author: Oje. Ese