Pregnenolone details
Description
Pregnenolone is a hormone made from cholesterol that serves as the very first building block in the pathway your body uses to produce all its other steroid hormones, including cortisol, DHEA, progesterone, testosterone, and estrogen — sometimes called the 'mother hormone' for this reason. Testing pregnenolone is used in some specialized hormone evaluations to help assess where along this hormone production pathway a problem might exist, though it isn't a routine standard test in most clinical settings and is more commonly used in specialized endocrine or integrative medicine evaluations.
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Blood tests with Pregnenolone
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Single marker
Pregnenolone, LC/MS
$67.49
Pregnenolone is a precursor steroid hormone involved in the synthesis of other hormones including progesterone, cortisol, and testosterone. It plays a key role in hormone balance, stress response, and overall endocrine function.
- Pregnenolone A hormone made from cholesterol that's the starting building block for all your other steroid hormones, including cortisol, DHEA, and sex hormones.
Panel
Steroid Panel, Comprehensive
$1,891.99
This panel identifies all major adrenal steroid hormones and facilitates the diagnosis of the four enzymatic defects associated with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH). All steroids are determined in a single assay by LCMSMS using as little as 0.1 mL serum.
- Androstenedione A hormone produced by the adrenal glands and gonads that serves as a building block for testosterone and estrogen. Tested to evaluate excess androgen symptoms or adrenal disorders.
- Pregnenolone A hormone made from cholesterol that's the starting building block for all your other steroid hormones, including cortisol, DHEA, and sex hormones.
- Progesterone A hormone essential for the menstrual cycle and pregnancy. Used to confirm ovulation, evaluate fertility, and monitor early pregnancy.
- Testosterone The primary male sex hormone, also present in women in smaller amounts. Evaluated for low testosterone symptoms, fertility, and reproductive hormone imbalances.
- 11-Deoxycortisol
- 17-Hydroxypregnenolone
- 17-hydroxyprogesterone
- 18-Hydroxycorticosterone
- Corticosterone
- Cortisol, Total Your main stress hormone, produced by the adrenal glands. Reflects adrenal function and helps evaluate conditions like Cushing's syndrome or adrenal insufficiency.
- Cortisone
- Deoxycorticosterone
- DHEA (Dehydroepiandrosterone), Unconjugated