Endocrinology Laboratory

Hormones assessment has a direct influence upon the different parts of the diagnostic and therapeutic plans:

Diagnostic assessment:

No diagnosis is complete without hormonal assessment specially the female side, as it gives an insight into the function of pelvic fertility organs. That would not be possible with other ways of assessment. A simple example of measuring the hormone named Prolactin (mainly responsible for milk production from breasts) which also affects other hormones that stimulate “eggs” production, it can not be totally predicted by symptoms (as it may be high with no nipple discharge or sometimes low in the presence of nipple discharge).

Follow up of treatment:

if any of the hormones is disturbed and treatment is prescribed, follow up the response and the level of response can not be totally predicted except with re-measurement of the hormone level again.

The role of hormones measurement during ovarian stimulation programmes:

* Monitoring hormones levels during ovarian stimulation has a very important role in the assessment of different components of the therapeutic regimen.

How to make sure & confirm the accuracy of the hormonal test at GFC?

* The center has addressed the importance of this point and has adopted the following policy to guarantee the accuracy of the hormonal essay:
* Using the most recent fully automated machine, which minimise the human error factor to the maximum.
* Comply totally with the manufacture guidelines with regard to the material used (all using the manufacture made materials) and maintenance.
* Blood processing according to the scientific and the manufacture protocols to insure that everything is done according to the related guidelines of good practice.