1st order laboratory parameters – obligatory laboratory tests.
- Small blood count
- Differential blood count
- HCG (human chorionic gonadotropin) determination – to rule out pregnancy.
- FSH (follicle-stimulating hormone).
- LH (luteinizing hormone)
- Prolactin
- TSH (thyroid-stimulating hormone)
- Testosterone
- 17-Beta-estradiol
- Progesertone
Laboratory parameters 2nd order – depending on the results of the history, physical examination, etc. – for differential diagnostic clarification.
- Cortisol
- Plasma insulin and oral glucose tolerance test (oGTT) – if PCO syndrome is suspected.
- Clomiphene test – functional test of the hypothalamus.
- GnRH test – testing of the pituitary capacity.
- Gonadotropin test – testing the responsiveness of the ovaries.
- TRH test
- Dexamethasone inhibition test – control of adrenal function.
- Testosterone determination
- DHEAS