Category: Tests For Women

Test Details Synonyms DHEA Unconjugated DHEA Use Evaluate adrenal carcinomas that frequently secrete large amounts of DHEA.

Test Details Synonyms DHEA-SO4 Use Work up women with infertility, amenorrhea, or hirsutism to identify the source of excessive androgen; aid in the evaluation of androgen excess (hirsutism and/or virilization), including Stein-Leventhal syndrome and adrenocortical diseases, including congenital

Test Details Use Evaluate for ovarian estrogen producing tumor in the premenarcheal and postmenopausal female; evaluate estrogen excess in males. Estrogen analysis may be helpful in establishing time of ovulation and optimal time for conception. Serial samples must be collected over several days to

Test Details Synonyms Free Testosterone, Direct Use Evaluate hirsutism and masculinization in women; evaluate testicular function in clinical states where the testosterone binding proteins may be altered (obesity, cirrhosis, thyroid disorders).

Test Details Synonyms A, Vitamin Retinol, Serum Use Differential diagnosis of hypervitaminosis A. A combination of a low serum carotene level and a low vitamin A suggests inadequate vitamin A nutrition.

Test Details Synonyms 25-Hydroxycalciferol 25-OH-D Cholecalciferol Metabolite Vitamin D3 Metabolite Use Rule out vitamin D deficiency.

Test Details Synonyms Biotin Use Measurement of vitamin B7 level Additional Information Biotin is a colorless, water-soluble B-complex vitamin that is also referred to as vitamin B7.1-3 Biotin functions as a cofactor for five mammalian enzymes that catalyze specific carboxylation reactions

Test Details Synonyms Biotin Use Measurement of vitamin B7 level Additional Information Biotin is a colorless, water-soluble B-complex vitamin that is also referred to as vitamin B7.1-3 Biotin functions as a cofactor for five mammalian enzymes that catalyze specific carboxylation reactions

Test Details Synonyms Ascorbic Acid C, Vitamin Use Evaluation of vitamin C deficiency. Additional Information Serum levels of vitamin C are an adequate measurement of clinical status. Vitamin C is a cofactor for protocollagen hydroxylase; it promotes the conversion of tropocollagen to collagen

Test Details Synonyms Free Testosterone, Direct and Total. Use Evaluate hirsutism and masculinization in women; evaluate testicular function in clinical states where the testosterone binding proteins may be altered (obesity, cirrhosis, thyroid disorders). See individual test descriptions for

Test Details Synonyms Chlamydia/Gonococcus, Amplicor® PCR Chlamydia/Gonococcus, Aptima® TMA Chlamydia/Gonococcus, LCR Test Includes Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae by nucleic acid amplification technology Use Detect Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Test Details Test Includes Free thyroxine index; T3 uptake (THBR); thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH); thyroxine (T4)