12 markers
Hormones
Sex, adrenal and growth hormones whose interpretation depends on timing and personal context.
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Total Testosterone
Total testosterone measures testosterone carried in the blood, including both protein-bound and available forms. Levels relate to muscle, bone, blood-cell production and sexual function, and are best read with SHBG and free testosterone.
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Free Testosterone
Free testosterone is the small portion of testosterone available to tissues. It can change when SHBG is high or low, so total testosterone, SHBG and free testosterone are read together.
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Sex Hormone Binding Globulin (SHBG)
SHBG is a protein made by the liver that carries testosterone and oestradiol in the blood. It helps determine how much hormone remains available to tissues and is influenced by thyroid, liver health, insulin and medicines.
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Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulphate (DHEA-S)
DHEA-S is a stable hormone made mainly by the adrenal glands. The body can use it to make other hormones, and levels normally change with age, so age and sex are important when reading the result.
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Oestradiol
Oestradiol is the main active form of oestrogen. It supports reproductive health, bones and blood vessels, while levels change with sex, menstrual stage, pregnancy, menopause and hormone therapy.
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Progesterone
Progesterone rises after ovulation and helps prepare the body for pregnancy. It changes sharply across the menstrual cycle and pregnancy, so the collection date and reproductive context matter.
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Luteinising Hormone (LH)
Luteinising hormone (LH) is released by the pituitary gland. It helps trigger ovulation and supports testosterone production, and is interpreted with FSH and the relevant sex hormones.
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Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH)
Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) supports egg development in the ovaries and sperm production in the testes. Its level changes with the menstrual cycle, menopause and gonadal function, so it is read with LH and sex hormones.
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Prolactin
Prolactin is a pituitary hormone involved in milk production and reproductive function. Stress, sleep, pregnancy and some medicines can raise it, so a persistent result is read with symptoms and hormone context.
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Morning Cortisol
Morning cortisol measures cortisol near its daily peak. Cortisol helps regulate energy, blood pressure and the immune response, while collection time, sleep, illness and immediate stress can change the result.
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Insulin-Like Growth Factor 1 (IGF-1)
IGF-1 is a hormone made mainly by the liver in response to growth hormone. It supports growth, muscle, bone and tissue repair and gives a steadier view of growth-hormone activity than a single growth hormone test.
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Growth Hormone
Growth hormone is released by the pituitary in pulses, especially during sleep and after exercise. It supports tissue repair, muscle, bone and fat metabolism, so IGF-1 is usually a more useful companion result.
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Import an Australian pathology report and Vector follows every hormones marker it contains, in the units your laboratory printed.