Each person periodically passes certain tests to identify health problems. Now I want to talk about how they donate blood to hormones: how to prepare for this and in what situation these tests can be prescribed.
Indications
First of all, you need to understand in what situation these analyzes may be needed for the study. So when to donate blood for hormones? If a person has problems with the skin of the face or head (rashes, dryness and other problems), there is obesity, excessive hairiness of certain parts of the body (including unusual ones) is observed. An analysis can also be prescribed when the woman is planning a pregnancy or is in a position if menopause has occurred, when oral contraceptives need to be correctly selected, there are kidney problems, and tumors, both malignant and benign, are found in the body.
Luteinizing hormone (LH), follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), prolactin
How do they donate blood for hormones in such a situation? Here you need to strictly know the days of the cycle: biomaterial in any situation is taken for 3-5 days. These tests are needed by women who are planning a pregnancy. LH allows you to identify how the follicle matures, the corpus luteum forms, etc., FSH traces the maturation and proper development of the follicular sac, you need to know the level of prolactin in order to understand whether this hormone harms the maturation of this vesicle, and also stimulates the production progesterone.
Estradiol and progesterone
How do they donate blood for hormones in such a situation? The days of the cycle are also important here: the analysis is taken on days 20-21. Progesterone is responsible for the normal course of pregnancy, estradiol is produced by a mature follicle, as well as in the adrenal glands.
Testosterone, DEA Sulfate, Antisperm Antibodies
How do they donate blood for hormones in such situations? Here you must pass your biomaterial on the 8-10th day of the cycle. An analysis of antisperm antibodies is taken on any day of the cycle, it is needed in order to find out the immune response to sperm.
Basic Rules
So, in addition to special days when you need to donate your biomaterial, there are also general recommendations on how to donate blood to hormones. It must be said that all tests are taken in the morning and on an empty stomach (at least eight hours should pass after the last meal). It is also important to monitor your own nutrition a few days before the analysis: do not eat fatty and spicy foods, do not take alcohol. On the eve it is also necessary to exclude any physical activity (training, visiting the gym), stop taking medications (if this does not threaten the patient’s life and only after coordinating this action with the attending physician). A couple of hours before the blood donation, it is necessary to stop smoking and consume water and another liquid (especially the one that contains sugar), stressful situations should also be avoided. On the day of blood donation, it is important not to run (even if the patient is late to the laboratory), not even to go too fast. Any shock to the nervous system is not recommended. And 15 minutes before the analysis, you need to calm down and relax.