Hormone Testing Glossary

The measurement of hormone levels at specific intervals to track absorption, distribution, and metabolism of hormone med...

Detailed characterization of hormone absorption, distribution, metabolism, and elimination used in therapeutic monitorin...

A hormone testing panel specifically designed to confirm menopausal status and assess post-menopausal health markers.

Laboratory errors occurring before sample analysis, affecting hormone test accuracy and interpretation.

Patient and collection factors that can influence hormone test results before laboratory analysis, including fasting sta...

A comprehensive assessment of assay imprecision across the analytical measuring range, essential for hormone test valida...

A pituitary hormone that stimulates milk production and affects reproductive function.

A phenomenon where very high analyte concentrations produce falsely low results due to antibody saturation in immunoassa...

Comprehensive hormone test panel designed to evaluate pubertal development and timing in pediatric patients.

A legacy laboratory method using radioactive tracers to measure hormone concentrations, now largely replaced by safer al...

The minimum percentage change required between serial hormone measurements to indicate a statistically significant biolo...

Laboratory-established normal ranges for hormone levels, typically representing 95% of healthy population values.

A hormone test panel designed to assess ovarian reserve and reproductive potential in aging women.

An inactive thyroid hormone metabolite that can indicate non-thyroidal illness or thyroid hormone resistance.

A non-invasive sampling method for measuring free cortisol levels using specialized collection tubes.

An analytical method using two antibodies to capture and detect an analyte, creating a 'sandwich' configuration.

A plasma protein that binds and transports sex hormones in the bloodstream.

Standardized procedure using pharmaceutical agents to assess hormone production capacity and glandular function.

Hormone testing protocols designed to evaluate the body's endocrine response to physical or psychological stress.

A structured testing procedure that uses pharmacological agents to suppress hormone production and assess endocrine syst...

An analytical technique using multiple mass analyzers for highly specific hormone quantification.

Standardized system for assessing pubertal development used in pediatric hormone evaluation.

A calculated ratio used primarily in anti-doping testing to detect testosterone supplementation.

A protein produced by thyroid cells, used as a tumor marker in thyroid cancer follow-up.