What are the items in female hormone testing?

Female friends are often under a lot of pressure in life and work. If their work and rest schedules and diet are irregular, it is easy to cause abnormal hormone levels. To ensure your health, you should have a gynecological examination every year. Through female hormone testing, you can understand whether your endocrine system is normal, and then make appropriate adjustments to keep your body functioning normally.

Before the examination, many people are very concerned about what items are included in the female hormone test. Generally speaking, the most basic ones are the six hormone items. Of course, if some women have other abnormal conditions, they may check some other related items in addition to the six items.

Female hormone test items include :

1) Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH): It is a glycoprotein hormone secreted by the alkaliphilic cells of the anterior pituitary gland. Its main function is to promote the development and maturation of ovarian follicles.

2) Luteinizing hormone (LH): It is also a glycoprotein hormone secreted by the alkaliphilic cells of the anterior pituitary gland. It mainly promotes ovulation. Under the synergistic effect of FSH, it forms a corpus luteum and secretes progesterone.

3) Prolactin (PRL): It is secreted by the lactating trophoblast, one of the eosinophilic cells in the anterior pituitary gland. It is a simple protein hormone whose main function is to promote breast hyperplasia, milk production and milk discharge.

4) Estradiol (E2): Secreted by the ovarian follicles, its main function is to promote the transition of the endometrium to the proliferative phase and promote the development of female secondary sexual characteristics.

5) Progesterone (P): Secreted by the corpus luteum of the ovary, its main function is to promote the transition of the endometrium from the proliferative phase to the secretory phase.

6) Testosterone (T): 50% of testosterone in women is converted from peripheral androstenedione, about 25% is secreted by the adrenal cortex, and only 25% comes from the ovaries. The main function is to promote the development of the clitoris, labia and mons pubis. It has an antagonistic effect on estrogen and affects systemic metabolism.

There is often no fixed standard for whether you need to undergo female hormone testing. If you go to the hospital for regular check-ups, the incidence of gynecological diseases will be greatly reduced. Especially for women over 30 years old, since their functions in various aspects have begun to decline, they should test their hormone levels more often and take appropriate supplements.