Medical Encyclopedia: Hormone levels (Print Version)

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Medical Encyclopedia: Hormone levels

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Definition

Blood (or urine) tests to determine the levels of various hormones in the body, including the reproductive hormones, thyroid hormones, adrenal hormones, pituitary hormones, and many others. The specific hormone(s) tested will depend on the suspected cause of the disorder or symptoms in question.

Hormone levels may include (but are not limited to):

5-HIAA
17-OH progesterone
17-hydroxycorticosteroids
17-ketosteroids
24-hours urinary aldosterone excretion rate
25-OH Vitamin D
ACTH
ACTH (cortrosyn) stimulation test
ACTH suppression test
ADH
Aldosterone
Calcitonin
Catecholamines - blood
Catecholamines - urine
Cortisol level
Cortisol, urine
DHEA-sulfate
FSH
Growth hormone
HCG (qualitative - serum)
HCG (qualitative - urine)
HCG (quantitative)
Insulin test
LH
LH response to GnRH
Parathormone
Renin
Pregnanediol
Progesterone - serum
Prolactin
PTH-related peptide
RT3U
Secretin stimulation test
Serotonin
T3
T4
Testosterone
TSH

Update Date: 8/28/2007

Updated by: Daniel R Alexander, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Mary's Hospital, Leonardtown, MD. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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