Hormone levels
Blood or urine tests can determine the levels of various hormones in the body. This includes reproductive hormones, thyroid hormones, adrenal hormones, pituitary hormones, and many others. For more information, see:
- 5-HIAA
- 17-OH progesterone
- 17-hydroxycorticosteroids
- 17-ketosteroids
- 24-hours urinary aldosterone excretion rate
- 25-OH Vitamin D
- Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)
- ACTH stimulation test
- ACTH suppression test
- ADH
- Aldosterone
- Calcitonin
- Catecholamines - blood
- Catecholamines - urine
- Cortisol level
- Cortisol - urine
- DHEA-sulfate
- Folicle stimulating hormone (FSH)
- Growth hormone
- HCG (qualitative - blood)
- HCG (qualitative - urine)
- HCG (quantitative)
- Luteinizing hormone (LH)
- LH response to GnRH
- Parathormone
- Prolactin
- PTH-related peptide
- Renin
- RT3U
- Secretin stimulation test
- Serotonin
- T3
- T4
- Testosterone
- Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)
References
Clemmons DR. Principles of endocrinology. In: Goldman L, Schafer AI, eds. Cecil Medicine. 24th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 229.
Updated: 4/16/2012
Reviewed by: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
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- 17-hydroxycorticosteroids
- 17-ketosteroids
- 17-OH progesterone
- 24-hour urinary aldosterone excretion rate
- 25-hydroxy vitamin D test
- 5-HIAA
- ACTH
- ACTH (cosyntropin) stimulation test
- ADH
- Aldosterone
- Calcitonin
- Catecholamines - blood
- Catecholamines - urine
- Cortisol level
- Cortisol - urine
- Dexamethasone suppression test
- DHEA-sulfate test
- FSH
- Growth hormone test
- HCG blood test - qualitative
- HCG blood test - quantitative
- HCG in urine
- LH blood test
- LH response to GnRH
- Prolactin
- PTH
- Renin
- Secretin stimulation test
- Serum progesterone
- Serum serotonin level
- T3RU test
- T3 test
- T4 test
- Testosterone
- TSH test
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