1st order laboratory parameters – obligatory laboratory tests.
- Small blood count (hemoglobin (Hb), hematocrit (Hct)).
- Ferritin – if iron deficiency anemia is suspected.
- HCG determination (human chorionic gonadotropin)
- 17-beta estradiol
- Progesterone
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).
- FSH (follicle-stimulating hormone).
- LH (luteinizing hormone)
- Prolactin
- Testosterone
- TSH (thyroid-stimulating hormone)