1st order laboratory parameters – obligatory laboratory tests.
- Small blood count
- Ferritin – if iron deficiency anemia is suspected.
- HCG determination (human chorionic gonadotropin) – to exclude pregnancy.
- 17-beta estradiol
- Progesterone
- FSH (follicle-stimulating hormone)
- Taking a Pap smear
Laboratory parameters 2nd order – depending on the results of the history, physical examination, etc. – for differential diagnostic clarification.
- Inflammatory parameters – CRP (C-reactive protein) or ESR (erythrocyte sedimentation rate).
- TSH (thyroid-stimulating hormone).
- Prolaction
