Patient's question:
Which specific items, which aspects are checked separately, and how much in total?Doctor's answer:
Hello, gynecological blood tests are generally for hormone six-item determination. Through the hormone six-item test, hormone levels can be measured. It helps to understand women's endocrine function and diagnose diseases related to endocrine disorders.1. Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH): A glycoprotein hormone secreted by basophilic cells in the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland. Its main function is to promote the development and maturation of ovarian follicles.
2. Luteinizing hormone (LH): Another glycoprotein hormone secreted by basophilic cells in the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland. Its main function is to induce ovulation (in synergy with FSH), form the corpus luteum, and secrete progesterone.
3. Prolactin (PRL): Secreted by lactotroph cells, one of the acidophilic cells in the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland. It is a pure protein hormone, with the main function of promoting the proliferation of breast tissue, milk production, and milk ejection.
4. Estradiol (E2): Secreted by ovarian follicles, its main function is to promote the transformation of the endometrium into the proliferative phase and 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 transformation of the endometrium from the proliferative phase to the secretory phase.
6. Testosterone (T): Testosterone in women, 50% of which is converted from peripheral androstenedione, about 25% is secreted by the adrenal cortex, and only 25% comes from the ovaries. Its main function is to promote the development of the clitoris, labia, and mons pubis. It has an antagonistic effect on estrogen and has a certain impact on overall metabolism.