steroid hormones

I googled the test and I've had difficulty in finding it online. I didn't find it on Calbreath as well. After some time, I decided to tweak the keywords that I entered into google and I found the website of a laboratory offering urinary steroid hormone test. So bear with my limited sources, this is the best that the internet can do :)

Urinary steroid hormones are tested using gas chromatography and mass spectrometry.

Here's a list of adrenal steroids that are tested:

5-Dehydroepiandrosterone, Cortisone, Cortisol, Pregnenolone, Aldosterone, Etiocholanolone, Adrosterone, Creatinine, Pregnanetriol, Tetrahydrocortisone, Tetrahydrocortisol, Allo-Tetrahydrocortisol, Tetrahydrocorticosterone, Allo-Tetrahydrocorticosterone

And here are the sex hormones tested:

5-Dehydroepiandrosteron, Estrone, Estradiol, Estriol, Pregnenediol, Testosterone, Etiocholanolone, Androsterone, Creatinine, Pregnanetriol

The clinical applications of the following hormones are:

Cortisol and Cortisone
Addison's disease
Adrenal fatigue (pre and post ACTH)
Synthetic corticosteroid toxicity
Altered expression of 11-ß-hydroxy steroid dehydrogenases
Hypertension (salt-sensitive)
Apparent mineralocorticoid excess
Emotional stress
Bio-Identical hormone replacement
Cushing's syndrome

Estrogens and Pregnanediol
Perimenopause
Menopause
Bio-Identical hormone replacement
Liver detoxification
Estrogen "dominance"

Androgens
Andropause
Decreased libido
Bio-Identical hormone replacement


Aldosterone
Mineralocorticoid excess

The Specimen
Steroid hormones can be tested using saliva and blood but because my topic is limited, we’ll focus on another specimen of choice: the urine.
Urinary tests are considered to reflect the secretory activity of the endocrine glands. Although the excretion of urine, with the hormones, metabolites, or of both, does not account for the total amount of hormone secreted by the gland, it usually represents an approximate proportion of the amount secreted during the period of urine collection.


For more info about the test click HERE.