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Female Hormone Test

Are your periods irregular or are you curious about your fertility? Do you have concerns about your overall health, energy, sex drive or mood? Female hormone levels vary throughout your life. Yet, imbalances can impact various aspects of your wellbeing – from fertility and mood to sleep quality. A female hormone test can provide valuable insights into conditions like polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), thyroid disorders, menopause and fertility potential, helping you understand your body better.

 

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What can you learn from a female hormone test?

Get insights into your health and test for biomarkers that relate to certain conditions or life stages including:

Fertility potential
Menopause
Perimenopause
Pituitary gland problems
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)
Thyroid disorders

What is tested?

Oestradiol:
Oestradiol is one of three naturally occurring oestrogens, and is mainly produced in the ovaries. It’s the main hormone used to assess oestrogen levels. Oestradiol plays a crucial role in women’s health, affecting energy levels, and brain functions like memory and concentration to name just a few. It also helps preserve bone and cardiovascular health.
Follicular stimulating hormone (FSH):
Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) is a hormone released by the brain's pituitary gland. It plays a crucial role in the menstrual cycle by prompting the ovaries to release an egg. If FSH levels are high, it shows the body is having to work hard to recruit eggs for ovulation, which is helpful in diagnosing menopausal status. It can also provide useful information regarding fertility and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).
Luteinising hormone (LH):
Luteinising hormone (LH) is a hormone released from a part of the brain called the pituitary gland. It helps regulate the menstrual cycle and the production of sex hormones in the ovaries.
Prolactin:
Prolactin is a hormone made by your pituitary gland. It’s responsible for stimulating breast tissue development in women, as well as milk for breastfeeding. Levels of prolactin are typically low in people who aren’t pregnant or breastfeeding.
Sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG):
Sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG) is a protein that attaches to sex hormones like oestradiol and testosterone. Testing for this biomarker helps to determine your free androgen index (FAI) which tells doctors how many free androgens, such as testosterone, there are in your body.
Testosterone:
Testosterone is a sex hormone. It plays an important role in female development, as well as sexual behaviour and bone and muscle health. It’s produced mainly in the adrenal glands and ovaries.
Free androgen index (FAI):
Free androgen index (FAI) tells you how many free androgens, such as testosterone, there are in your body. Androgens are hormones that regulate masculine characteristics. Doctors use sex-hormone binding globulin (SHBG) in conjunction with testosterone levels to calculate your free androgen index.
Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH):
Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) is a hormone made by your pituitary gland. It plays a crucial role in regulating thyroid activity, as it stimulates your thyroid to make thyroxine (T4).
Thyroxine (T4):
Thyroxine (T4) is a hormone made by your thyroid. It’s essential in many of your body’s functions, including metabolism and growth. Your thyroid plays an important role in the control of your metabolism. But it also has a wide range of other functions. For women’s health, thyroid dysfunction can affect your menstrual cycle and fertility.

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FAQs

Do this test between days 2-6 of your menstrual cycle, where day 0 is the first day of your period.

To prepare for a female hormone test, you should make sure you plan to take your test between days 2-6 of your menstrual cycle, where day 0 is the first day of your period. You don’t need to fast before this test. You don't need to fast for this test. Do the finger-prick test in the morning before 10 am so you can post your sample back the same day. If you take any medications that might affect your hormone levels, talk to your doctor before stopping them.

Do not stop taking any prescribed medications without speaking to your doctor first.

No, you do not need to fast before the female hormone test.

If you’re pregnant, it’s important you talk to your doctor before taking any at-home blood test. Being pregnant can have a noticeable impact on your results, so make sure to check in with your GP first.

The symptoms of hormone imbalance can vary based on the underlying cause and the specific hormones affected. Symptoms can include irregular periods, tiredness, low sex drive, acne, weight gain, mood changes, poor skin health, and unusual or increased hair growth.

If you're trying to get pregnant or thinking about having children, a female hormone test may help show how likely you are to conceive. This test measures your reproductive hormones, such as FSH, to see if they're at levels that support a healthy pregnancy.

Female hormone tests can also detect conditions that might affect your ability to conceive, such as PCOS, which affects how eggs grow and are released during ovulation. It can also assess for thyroid disorders, which may make conceiving harder.

Our female hormone test cannot diagnose menopause. However, depending on the life stage you’re at, the levels of certain hormones in your blood can sometimes indicate if menopause is likely. 

For example, high levels of LH can be associated with menopause or perimenopause. Low levels of oestradiol can also be linked with menopause. For women who feel they’re entering or already in menopause, this test can check if their oestradiol levels are as low as expected. 

It’s important to note that menopause is usually diagnosed based on symptoms, not hormone levels. Symptoms of menopause include hot flushes, night sweats and mood changes, among many others.

Yes. The following medications can affect the results of a female hormone test:

  • Hormonal contraception (such as the pill, mini pill, contraceptive patch and vaginal ring)
  • Hormone replacement therapy (HRT)
  • Fertility medicines
  • Thyroid medications

If you take any of these medicines, speak to your GP before doing this test.

Yes. Very low or very high body mass index (BMI) can disrupt your menstrual cycle and affect your hormone levels. Other lifestyle factors like stress can also have an impact on the results of female hormone tests.

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Intended use

These blood tests are designed for adults aged 18 and over, and are unsuitable for children. Please note that these blood tests cannot treat or diagnose medical conditions. As Holland & Barrett don’t collect any data about your medical history, you must interpret the significance of your results with caution. Be aware that medical conditions, medications, or other aspects of your health can affect your test results. These tests do not replace seeking medical advice and assessment, and if you have an abnormal test result, you should always seek appropriate advice from a trained health professional.