Endocrinological examination

Endocrinological examination of blood for tropic hormones allows determining the hormonal background and the possible producing activity of a pituitary tumor.
Below is a list of the main hormones to be studied in the pathology of the pituitary gland:
• Prolactin (PRL): Female 30-800* IU/l; Male 30-550* IU/l;
• Growth hormone (STH): <10* ng/ml; • Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH): 0.2-4.0* IU/l; • Free triiodothyronine (F Т3): 2.5-6.5* pmol/l; • Free thyroxin (F Т4): 9-23* pmol/l; • Corticotropic hormone (ACTH): 10-50* pg/ml • Cortisol: morning - 150-720 * nmol/l; evening - 50-400 nmol/l; • Luteinizing hormone (LH): Female 1-155* U/l (depends on the phase of the menstrual cycle); Male 1-10* U/l; • Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH): Female 1-130* U/l (depends on the phase of the menstrual cycle); Male 1-12* U/l; • Estradiol: Female 90-1750* pmol/l (depends on the phase of the menstrual cycle); Male 50-220* pmol/l; • Progesterone: Female 0.2-92* nmol/l (depends on the phase of the menstrual cycle); Male 0.3-4* nmol/l; • Testosterone: Female 0.2-2.30* nmol/l; Male 8-42* nmol/l; ___________ *Physiological values of blood hormones are given approximately, because different laboratories use different test systems.