if a physician suspects the patient may have a disorder involving the reproductive system or pituitary gland. The pituitary gland produces FSH, which stimulates the growth of the sacks (follicles) that surround the eggs in a woman's ovaries
a blood test performed to determine the serum levels of a hormone secreted by the parathyroid gland in response to low blood calcium levels.
Somatotropin hormone test, Somatomedin C, Growth hormone suppression test (glucose loading test), and Growth hormone stimulation test (Arginine test or Insulin tolerance test).
The water deprivation test is a test which is performed to check the regulation of fluid balance and concentration power of your kidneys. Regulation of the fluid balance is a complex process which involves the Pituitary hormone called Antidiuretic Hormone (ADH), the response of kidneys to ADH, amount of fluid intake, various salt contents of your body, etc. The water deprivation test can only be performed on a person who has not taken any fluids. Because of this, the test can only be performed under medical supervision. This test is usually performed in children to see if he/she has Diabetes Insipidus. Diabetes Insipidus is caused either when the Pituitary gland does not release the ADH hormone or when your kidneys do not react to it to control urine production.
The hGH stimulation test, also called hGH Provocation test, Insulin Tolerance, or Arginine test, is performed to test the body's ability to produce human growth hormone, and to identify suspected hGH deficiency.
A hormone pregnancy test, typically a urine test, is a common way to confirm pregnancy. There are other ways, as well, and a hormone test is not the only approach.
used to determine if menopause has begun, to diagnose infertility and menstrual disorders (such as anovulatory bleeding), to measure hormone levels in children who enter puberty at an early age
A parathyroid hormone test is typically done by drawing a blood sample from a vein in your arm. The sample is then sent to a laboratory for analysis to measure the levels of parathyroid hormone in your blood. It is a simple and routine procedure that does not require any special preparation.
Yes, especially if they do a blood test. As soon as you become pregnant, "preg factor" hormone appears in the blood. A blood laboratory test is very accurate, because they are looking for that hormone. A urine test works on the same concept; reacting to preg factor hormone in the urine; a blood test can look for lower levels of the hormone.
The progesterone and testosterone tests require a blood sample. The estrogen fraction test can be performed on blood and/or urine. It is not necessary for the patient to restrict food or fluids for either test.
The results of a pregnancy test that measures hCG hormone levels are significant because they can indicate whether a person is pregnant or not. The concentration of the hormone in the control (C) and test (T) lines helps determine the accuracy of the test and whether the pregnancy hormone is present in the body at detectable levels.
FSH is short for "Follicle Stimulating Hormone." It is a blood test for woman to test the hormone that causes the egg follicles to grow, and is a major indicator of fertility.
Antidiuretic hormone (ADH) test, also called the Vasopressin test, is a test for the antidiuretic hormone.An ADH test is used to aid in the diagnosis of diabetes insipidus or the syndrome of inappropriate ADH called SIADH.