chorionic gonadotropin stimulation panel, testosterone response

Indications

• ovarian failure

Procedure

• baseline serum testosterone
• 5000 units of human chorionic gonadotropin IM
• 3 days later, a pooled sampling of serum estradiol is obtained

More general terms

• special chemistry test

Additional terms

• chorionic gonadotropin stimulation panel, estradiol response
• chorionic gonadotropin; choriogonadotropin (APL, hCG)
• testosterone (Delatestryl Testopel, Striant, Intrinsa, Xyosted)