This test is a tumor marker that is useful in the management of patients with metastatic carcinoma of the breast.
Elevated AFP levels are found in the majority of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma and non-seminomatous testicular carcinoma.
This test is used to detect pregnancy.
This test is used mainly to evaluate normalcy of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis. LH measurement is used also in the diagnosis and treatment of infertility in women. Decreased LH levels are associated with primary ovarian hyperfunction in females and primary hypergonadism in males.