Hormones
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Androstenedione
More InfoElevations of androstenedione are associated with abnormal hair growth (hirsutism) and virilization.
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Cortisol
More InfoTo assist in diagnosis of adrenocortical insufficiency, Addison’s disease, adrenocortical hypersecretion, Cushing’s syndrome. Malfunction of the organs in the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal cortex axis will result in alteration of the cortisol levels. Levels are also affected in clinical depression.
*Specimens must be collected in the morning between 7 – 9 AM, or in the afternoon between 3 – 5 PM, due to cortisol levels in the body.
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DHEA-Sulfate (DHEA-S)
More InfoDHEA-S is useful for the evaluation of androgen deficiency.
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Dihydrotestosterone (DHT)
More InfoDHT is crucial to virilization and is necessary to mitigate estrogen’s effects in men.
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Estradiol (E2)
More InfoUseful for the evaluation of hypogonadism and oligoamenorrhea in females. Also used for monitoring low-dose female hormone replacement therapy in postmenopausal women
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Estriol (E3)
More InfoEstriol is the estrogen that is produced in significant amounts during pregnancy, and it has potential protective properties against the production of cancerous cells. Levels of estriol in non-pregnant women do not change much after menopause, and levels are not appreciably different from levels in men.
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Estrogen, Total
More InfoTotal estrogen can be used to evaluate ovarian estrogen-producing tumor in the premenarcheal and postmenopausal female and to evaluate estrogen excess in males.
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Estrone (E1)
More InfoEstrone is relevant to health and disease states because of its conversion to estrone sulfate, a long lived derivative. Estrone sulfate acts as a reservoir that can be converted as needed to the more active estradiol. Estrone is the only one of the three estrogens which is present in any quantity in post-menopausal women.
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Free Thyroxine Index (FTI)
More InfoThe results of T Uptake along with T4 are combined mathematically to provide an estimate of the free hormone concentration.