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Testosterone
Principal male sex hormone; most potent male androgen
Varicocele
Most common acquired male infertility
Post testicular infertility
Disorder of sperm transport and function
Testicular Feminization Syndrome
Female phenotype; most severe form of androgen resistance
Sertoli Cell-Only Syndrome
Lack of germ cells
Kallmann’s syndrome
Hypogonadism during puberty; GnRH is deficient; associated defecte: anosmia and cleft palate and cleft lip
Inhibin A
A reproductive system hormone which inhibits FSH, it is the 4th down syndrome marker
Activin
Hormone that enhances FSH secretion and induces steroidogenesis
Estradiol
Estrogen in males:
Estrone (E1)
Is the most abundant estrogen in Post menopausal women
Estradiol (E2)
Is the principal estrogen synthesized by the ovaries; the most potent estrogen; most abundant estrogen in pre menopausal women; present in both male and female
Estriol (E3)
Is the estrogen found maternal urine; major estrogen secreted by the placenta
Estriol (E3)
Marker for Down Syndrome
Boric Acid
Preserve urine Estriol
Estetrol (E4)
Produced in nature by human fetal liver; end product of steroid metabolism
c. fibrous tissue
Estrogen is made by following, except:
a. Adrenal gland
b. Ovaries
c. Fibrous tissue
d. Fatty Tissue
Estradiol
The main estrogen produced by the ovaries and used to evaluate ovarian function is:
Progesterone
Produced mainly by the granulose (lutein) cells of the corpus luteum; is the PRIME secretory product of the ovary
Progesterone
FSH
Estrogen
LH
Test for Menstrual cycle:
HCG
PRL
FT4
LH
Estradiol
Progesterone
Test for Female Infertility:
Gastrin
Is secreted by the stomach in response to the Vagus and Food entering the stomach
Gastrib
Diagnostic marker for Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome
Serotonin
Is an amine derived from hydroxylation and decarboxylation of tryptophan
5-hydroxyindole acetic acid (5-HIAA)
Is a diagnostic marker for Carcinoid syndrome
Pancreas
A digestive gland in the GI system
Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG)
Maintain progesterone production:
Human Placental Lactogen (HPL)
Stimulates development of mammary gland
