The hormone is a chemical made in the endocrine glands and enters the bloodstream. It acts on the target cells of the recipient and changes the cell’s actions by sitting on it. The amount of hormones is regulated by the intricate connections between the endocrine organs and the nervous system. The endocrine system contains various glands in the body. These glands secrete their secretions into the bloodstream. Hormones secreted by the endocrine gut play a role in the body’s chemical messenger, and many of the body’s abilities are mediated by this.

Depart of Endocrinology is one of the largest departments of The Hormone Lab and Infertility Centre, which is integrated with the immunology department. We perform hormonal tests such as male and female sex hormones, thyroid function, and infertility panel.

Every year The Hormone Lab and Infertility Centre analysis more than 0.1 million hormone tests in this department. We believe in the transparency and quality of the test report we are providing.

The hormone section of The Hormone Lab and Infertility Centre measures the amount of hormones in the serum sample using fully automated equipment based on modern technologies from well-known Diagnostic Companies such as Liason, Yalo, and Mindray. Moreover, he has several trained staff with more than ten years of experience performing ELISA tests.

Male and Female fertility Hormones

The endocrine system plays a crucial role in human reproduction. In men, the main hormone is testosterone, produced in the testes and will introduce the physical changes during puberty to transform a boy into an adult male. Throughout life, testosterone helps maintain muscle and bone mass, sperm production, and sex drive. The main female hormones produced by the ovaries are estradiol and progesterone, hormones responsible for female development, fertility and maintaining pregnancy. The production of theses sex hormones are regulated by the gonadotropins FSH and LH produced in the pituitary gland. Another gonadotropin, hCG, (pregnancy hormone) is produced by the developing embryo and will maintain the pregnancy through the stimulation of the progesterone secretion by the ovaries. Other hormones that interfere with fertility are prolactin, DHEA and DHEA-S.

Thyroid Function

This test utilizes a cascaded testing approach to evaluate and monitor functional thyroid status efficiently.

As a screening assay, the cascade begins with thyrotropin (TSH, formerly thyroid-stimulating hormone). In patients with an intact pituitary-thyroid axis, TSH provides a physiologic indicator of the functional level of thyroid hormone activity. Increased TSH indicates inadequate thyroid hormone and suppressed TSH indicates excess thyroid hormone.

When TSH is normal, no additional testing will be necessary. However, appropriate follow-up tests will automatically be performed when the TSH result is abnormal.

Serum T3 (triiodothyronine) levels often are depressed in sick and hospitalized patients, caused in part by the biochemical shift to the production of reverse T3. Therefore, T3 generally is not a reliable predictor of hypothyroidism. However, in a small subset of hyperthyroid patients, hyperthyroidism may be caused by the overproduction of T3 (T3 toxicosis). To help diagnose and monitor this subgroup, T3 is measured on all specimens with suppressed TSH and normal free T4 concentrations.

Detectable concentrations of anti-thyroperoxidase (anti-TPO) antibodies are observed in patients with autoimmune thyroiditis and may destroy thyroid tissue, eventually resulting in hypothyroidism. Anti-TPO antibodies are measured in all specimens with elevated TSH concentrations.