Hormones
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FSH (Follicle Stimulating Hormone)
More InfoFSH is useful in the differential diagnosis of gonadal and pituitary insufficiency.
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FSH & LH
More InfoFSH is useful in the differential diagnosis of gonadal and pituitary insufficiency. LH 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.
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Growth Hormone (GH)
More InfoUsed primarily to diagnose hypopituitarism, hypothalamic disorder, and acromegaly. Caution must be exercised in the clinical interpretation of growth hormone levels, because they vary throughout the day, between genders, are age-related and are influenced by many internal and external factors.
*Patient must be fasting and at complete rest for 30 minutes before blood collection.
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Leptin
More InfoLeptin is a hormone predominantly made by adipose cells that helps to regulate energy balance by inhibiting hunger.
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LH (Luteinizing Hormone)
More InfoThis 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.