Hormone levels
Definition
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
- Follicle 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
Sluss PM, Bidlingmaier M, Hayes FJ. Laboratory techniques for recognition of endocrine disorders. In: Melmed S, Auchus RJ, Goldfine AB, Rosen CJ, Kopp PA, eds. Williams Textbook of Endocrinology. 15th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier; 2025:chap 4.
Spiegel AM. Principles of endocrinology. In: Goldman L, Cooney KA, eds. Goldman-Cecil Medicine. 27th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier; 2024:chap 203.
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4/1/2025 Reviewed By: Linda J. Vorvick, MD, Clinical Professor Emeritus, Department of Family Medicine, UW Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA. Also reviewed by David C. Dugdale, MD, Medical Director, Brenda Conaway, Editorial Director, and the A.D.A.M. Editorial team. |
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