【Medical Q&A】What is the role of the six sex hormone tests?

Many people are not unfamiliar with the six tests of sex hormones, generally speaking, infertility patients, women with reproductive abnormalities or suspected endocrine diseases need to undergo six sex hormone tests, so what is the role of the six tests of sex hormones?

What are the effects of the six sex hormone tests

1. Progesterone: Progesterone can monitor ovulation and luteal function, and is an indispensable test for women to prepare for pregnancy.

2. Estradiol: evaluation of various indicators of menstrual abnormalities, high or low suggests that the ovarian function may be low, which is not conducive to pregnancy.

3. Testosterone: too high testosterone affects the development of follicles, and at the same time indicates that there may be ovarian diseases such as polycystic ovary syndrome.

4. Luteinizing hormone: luteinizing hormone can predict the time of ovulation, and is often used in combination with FSH to diagnose whether polycystic ovary syndrome may be possible.

5. Follicle-stimulating hormone: predicting the ability to conceive. > 15 mlU/mL, which represents poor fertility, and > 40 mlU/mL, which represents ovarian failure.

6. Prolactin/prolactin: too high inhibition of gonadal function, indicating the possibility of hyperprolactinemia, resulting in infertility.

When to check the six items of sex hormones

Basic endocrine test (days 2-3 of the menstrual cycle)

Women's basal endocrine hormone levels are better on the 2-3rd day of menstruation, and three sex hormones are generally required, namely follicle-producing hormone (FSH), luteinizing hormone (LH), and estradiol (E2).

Ovulation test (days 11-15 of the menstrual cycle)

The hormone measurement before ovulation is an indicator to determine whether the follicle is mature, whether ovulation will occur, and whether the intima is developing synchronously. Estradiol (E2), luteinizing hormone (LH), and progesterone (P) are generally examined.

Luteal phase examination (days 22-25 of the menstrual cycle)

The time for testing follicle development and luteal body is B ultrasound monitoring to 6-7 days after ovulation or a rise in basal body temperature. Testosterone (T) and prolactin (PRL) are also important hormones and can be checked at any time during the menstrual cycle.