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-hour 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
- T3RU test
- Secretin stimulation test
- Serotonin
- T3
- T4
- Testosterone
- Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)
References
Meisenberg G, Simmons WH. Extracellular messengers. In: Meisenberg G, Simmons WH, eds. Principles of Medical Biochemistry. 4th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier; 2017:chap 15.
Sluss PM, Hayes FJ. Laboratory techniques for recognition of endocrine disorders. In: Melmed S, Polonsky KS, Larsen PR, Kronenberg HM, eds. Williams Textbook of Endocrinology. 13th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier; 2016:chap 6.
Spiegel AM. Principles of endocrinology. In: Goldman L, Schafer AI, eds. Goldman-Cecil Medicine. 25th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders; 2016:chap 222.
Review Date: 5/13/2019
Reviewed By: Linda J. Vorvick, MD, Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine, UW Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, Brenda Conaway, Editorial Director, and the A.D.A.M. Editorial team.
