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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:

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Hormone levels

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25-hydroxy vitamin D test
ACTH blood test
ACTH stimulation test
Dexamethasone suppression test
Antidiuretic hormone blood test
Aldosterone blood test
Calcitonin blood test
Catecholamine blood test
Catecholamines - urine
Cortisol blood test
Cortisol urine test
DHEA-sulfate test
Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) blood test
Growth hormone test
HCG blood test - qualitative
HCG in urine
Luteinizing hormone (LH) blood test
LH response to GnRH blood test
Parathyroid hormone (PTH) blood test
Renin blood test
Prolactin blood test
T3RU test
Secretin stimulation test
Serotonin blood test
T3 test
Free T4 test
Testosterone
TSH test

References

Sluss PM, Hayes FJ. Laboratory techniques for recognition of endocrine disorders. In: Melmed S, Auchus RJ, Goldfine AB, Koenig RJ, Rosen CJ, eds. Williams Textbook of Endocrinology. 14th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier; 2020:chap 4.

Spiegel AM. Principles of endocrinology. In: Goldman L, Schafer AI, eds. Goldman-Cecil Medicine. 26th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier; 2020:chap 209.

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