DHEAS
Testing of dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate in blood.

CDT Medicus

Centrum Medyczne Damiana

ClinicLab

Dom Lekarski

Medicover
Waiting time for the result up to 5 days

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Synevo
- Test description
- Wyniki badań laboratoryjnych
Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate testing in blood.
Non-irritating androgen. Not subject to diurnal rhythm. In women 90% is derived from the adrenal glands, in men it is derived entirely from the adrenal glands.
Paramete
Parameter used in the diagnosis of premature puberty caused, for example, by a virilizing tumor of the Adrenal glands or adrenal hyperplasia with deficiency of the enzyme 11-hydroxylase.
It is used as a marker of adrenal cortex mass, and allows the differentiate between adrenal and ovarian hyperandrogenemia.
Elevated values are observed in:
- adrenal cortical tumors,
- adrenal cortical hyperplasia,
- adrenal-gonadal syndrome,
Because of the decrease in concentration with age, it has recently been suggested its supplementation recently.