Hormone Testing Glossary

A diagnostic procedure using synthetic corticosteroid to evaluate adrenal function and cortisol production.

The sulfated form of dehydroepiandrosterone, primarily produced by the adrenal glands.

A potent androgen hormone derived from testosterone, important in male development disorders.

The proportional recovery of analyte when samples are serially diluted, used to assess assay performance and detect inte...

Predictable daily fluctuations in hormone levels that affect optimal testing times and result interpretation.

An analytical method that uses electrochemically generated light to measure analyte concentrations in immunoassays.

A specialized test panel designed to assess hormone levels that may be affected by environmental chemical exposures.

A plate-based immunoassay technique using enzymes as detection markers for hormone measurement.

A reference method for measuring free hormone fractions by physically separating bound from unbound hormone through sele...

The most potent naturally occurring estrogen hormone, essential for reproductive function assessment.

A gonadotropin hormone that stimulates follicle development in ovaries and spermatogenesis in testes.

The first half of the menstrual cycle, from menstruation onset to ovulation.

A calculated ratio of total testosterone to sex hormone-binding globulin, used to estimate bioavailable testosterone lev...

The unbound, metabolically active fraction of thyroxine hormone measured in serum.

A calculated value estimating free testosterone levels using total testosterone and SHBG measurements.

The lowest analyte concentration that can be measured with acceptable imprecision, typically defined as 20% coefficient...

Integrated hormonal system involving hypothalamus, pituitary, and gonads that regulates reproductive function.

A hypothalamic hormone that stimulates pituitary release of LH and FSH.

A diagnostic procedure that measures growth hormone response to provocative agents.

Naturally occurring or induced antibodies that can cross-react with assay components, causing falsely elevated hormone r...

Analytical interference in immunoassays caused by patient antibodies that react with assay antibodies, producing erroneo...

Standardized clinical assessment scale measuring excess hair growth in women, typically using the Ferriman-Gallwey metho...

Homeostatic Model Assessment of Insulin Resistance, a calculated index used to assess insulin sensitivity.

A phenomenon in immunoassays where extremely high analyte concentrations produce falsely low results due to antibody sat...