Individual tests

PTH is a hormone your parathyroid glands make, which helps control the calcium level in your blood. If calcium blood levels are too low, your parathyroid glands will release PTH to raise calcium levels. If calcium levels are too high, these glands will stop making PTH. This test helps diagnose hyperparathyroidism (too much PTH) and hypoparathyroidism (too little PTH), monitor kidney disease, and determine whether high calcium blood levels relate to parathyroid glands.
Luteinizing hormone (LH) is synthesized and secreted by gonadotropes in the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland. Along with the follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), it is essential for proper reproductive function. In females, an acute rise of LH triggers ovulation; in males, it stimulates Leydig cell production of testosterone. This test typically finds the cause of infertility or irregular or stopped menstrual periods.
The microalbumin test helps find small amounts of albumin that normal urinary tests can not detect. Microalbumin tests can detect kidney damage early.
Microalbumin tests help find small amounts of albumin that normal urinary tests can not detect. The Microalbumin test helps detect kidney damage early.
Albumin is the main protein in blood. When healthy kidneys clean waste from your blood, at most, a trace of albumin will get through the filters. Small amounts of albumin in urine, sometimes called microalbumin, can indicate possible kidney disease. Microalbumin:creatinine ratio urine test checks for very small amounts of albumin in a urine sample.
Progesterone is a hormone from the ovaries. During a normal menstrual cycle, progesterone prepares your uterus for pregnancy. This test is useful for those having trouble getting pregnant, undergoing fertility treatment, or experiencing abnormal bleeding when not pregnant.
Prolactin is a pituitary gland hormone that causes the breasts to grow and produce milk. If prolactin levels are higher than normal, it often means there is a type of tumor of the pituitary gland. This test is often used to diagnose a prolactinoma, find the cause of a woman's menstrual irregularities and/or infertility, or determine the reason for a man's low sex drive and/or erectile dysfunction.
This test helps diagnose and monitor kidney damage or disease. You may be given this test during pregnancy if you have signs of preeclampsia.
SHBG is a protein that attaches to sex hormones in your blood. When the SHBG protein binds to sex hormones, your tissues can't use those hormones. Your tissues can only use free sex hormones that aren't attached to SHBG. The test is most often used to gather information about how testosterone is working in the body.
Testosterone is known as a "male" sex hormone, but females have testosterone in smaller amounts. Testosterone causes body hair, muscle growth, and a deepened voice after puberty in males. It controls sex drive, maintains muscle mass, and helps make sperm. In females, testosterone is important for the growth of bones and muscles. A testosterone levels test may help diagnose early or delayed puberty.
Urea nitrogen is the chief nitrogenous end product of the metabolic breakdown of proteins in your body. It is a waste product that your kidneys remove from your blood. A higher urea level than normal may indicate a kidney problem
Uric acid is a chemical created when the body breaks down substances called purines. Purines are a product of protein transformation in your body. Elevated uric acid levels in your blood may lead to gout.
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