There are tons of labs! Who knew that hormones took this many tests to examine? The sheer number many seem like you or your doctor are being overly dramatic but you are not. Part of the diagnosis work-up is to weed out things. Depending on your diagnosis and future fertility treatments, you'll never have some of these labs again, while others you will become quite familiar with.
**TIP** Ask your doctor about all of these tests upfront. Some doctors may elect for you to have only a couple to begin with but, according to my doctor, it is beneficial to have all of these as part of a fertility work-up. Fertility treatments will likely only begin after you've had a complete work-up so you might as well. In addition, because some of these labs will need to be done on day 3 of your cycle, ask your doctor for medication to induce a period, especially if you don't get regular periods! If you don't get induced, you could be waiting for a period that never comes right?
Initial Labs:
Anti Mullerian Hormone (AMH)
Estradiol (E2)
Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH)
Human Chronic Gonadotropin
Luteinizing Hormone (LH)
Prolactin
Semen Analysis
Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH)
Testosterone Free
Testosterone Total
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