The hormone six test is a blood draw, which can be done on an empty stomach or after a meal.
Sex hormone six hormone nature is stable, after meals or fasting has no effect on the results of the hormone test, so do not have to fasting blood. If you want to check the liver function and kidney function at the same time, in order to minimize the number of times patients come to the hospital to repeat the blood draw, it is recommended that the patient fasting blood draw, this is because the check of liver and kidney function is required to draw blood on an empty stomach.
Sex hormone 6 mainly includes follicle stimulating hormone, luteinizing hormone, estrogen, progesterone, testosterone and prolactin, which mainly checks the reproductive system as well as the adrenal glands, the hypothalamus, the ovaries and the testes. The sex hormone six can change if diseases occur in these areas, so it is important to analyze the patient’s specific situation.
Sex hormone six is clinically used in the auxiliary diagnosis of endocrine abnormalities and other diseases, and must be completed under the guidance of a doctor to avoid misunderstanding.