Sex hormone six includes prolactin, follicle stimulating hormone, estradiol, luteinizing hormone, testosterone and progesterone.
1. Prolactin: secreted by lactation cells in the anterior pituitary gland, it can help to detect pituitary tumors and lactation syndrome, and can also help to diagnose infertility and sexual dysfunction.
2. Follicle stimulating hormone: secreted by the pituitary gland, it can help diagnose ovarian insufficiency, primary amenorrhea, pituitary precocious puberty and other diseases.
3. Estradiol: mainly secreted by the ovary, belongs to estrogen, which can help diagnose gynecological endocrine diseases, such as ovarian dysplasia, early onset ovarian insufficiency, ovarian tumor, pituitary tumor and so on.
4. Luteinizing hormone: It is secreted by the gonadotropin cells in the anterior pituitary gland, which can promote ovulation and luteinization, and can help diagnose precocious puberty in children, infertility in women, and infertility in men.
5. Testosterone: It is mainly synthesized by testicular mesenchymal cells and secreted by adrenal glands in males; in females, it is mainly secreted by ovaries, which mainly promotes the development and growth of reproductive organs and libido. It can assess testicular androgen secretion function and male fertility and sexual function.
6. Progesterone: mainly produced by the placenta and the corpus luteum, it can affect the growth and development function of reproductive organs, and also promote the development of mammary glands, and can help to detect diseases such as pre-eclampsia, corpus luteum insufficiency, and placental dysplasia.
The values of hormone six are all different, and the test results need to be combined with the patient’s age, the degree of illness and other comprehensive diagnosis, it is recommended to go to a regular hospital for examination.