Infertility is a common and often treatable medical condition affecting one in six couples worldwide. Reproductive endocrinology addresses hormonal functioning as it pertains to reproduction. Therapy for infertility often includes treatment with drugs that stimulate the growth and maturation of the oocytes in a woman’s ovaries so they are ready for fertilization. While infertility is a major focus of reproductive endocrinology, it also includes the evaluaion and treatment of other hormonal dysfunctions in both males and females. Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics offers a broad menu of reproductive endocrinology assays that address the needs of reproductive endocrinologists in the diagnosis and treatment of their patients.
Immunoassay
| Reproductive Endocrinology |
ADVIA Centaur |
IMMULITE |
|---|---|---|
| AFP (NTD) |
• |
• |
| Androstenedione |
|
• |
| DHEA-SO4 |
† |
• |
| Estradiol-6 |
• |
|
| Estradiol-6 III |
• |
|
| Estradiol 17β |
|
• |
| Unconjugated Estriol |
|
• |
| FSH |
• |
• |
| HCG (Total HCG) |
• |
• |
| Free Beta HCG |
* |
|
| LH |
• |
• |
| PAPP-A |
* |
|
| Progesterone |
• |
• |
| Prolactin |
• |
• |
| SHBG |
† |
• |
| Total Testosterone |
• |
• |
| Report # | Description |
|---|---|
| ZB169-A [32 KB] | Cytokines and OHSS |
| ZB182-A [174 KB] | Hormonal Levels During the Early Follicular Phase of the Menstrual Cycle |
| ZB134-A [54 KB] | Progesterone: Physiology and Clinical Utility |
| ZB206-A [418 KB] | Laboratory Support in the Management of Menopause and Osteoporosis |
| ZB193-2 [2.46 MB] | Comparison of Estradiol Results Throughout the Ovulatory Cycle |
| ZB191-A [28 KB] | Negligible HCG Carryover on the IMMULITE and IMMULITE 2000 |
| ZB158-A [37 KB] | Testosterone and the Free Androgen Index |
| ZB170-B [21 KB] | Sex Hormone Binding Globulin and the Assessment of Androgen Status |
| Range # | Description |
|---|---|
| ZB157-D [965 KB] | IMMULITE® Reproductive Hormone Reference Range Data (Fourth Edition) |
Not all assays available on all platforms.
* Available outside the US; not available in the US
† Under development