Progesterone is often referred to as the hormone of development or female maturity.
The primary source of progesterone is from the corpus luteum. Small amounts are also produced in the adrenal glands. It works with oestrogen in preparing the uterus for possible pregnancy.
An increase in progesterone levels after ovulation can cause the uncomfortable symptoms associated with PMS.
Progesterone has other actions in the body including improved fat metabolism, increasing bone density, mood-elevation, and it can also act as a natural diuretic.
You may want this test to assess your progesterone level if you have irregular, heavy, absent or painful periods, are unable to conceive or menopausal.
A specially labelled blood sample collection kit containing everything needed by a nurse or doctor to take the blood sample. The kit will be unique and coded specifically to you.
A Medical History & Lifestyle questionnaire is included with this test. It covers important areas such as illness, injuries, medical conditions, medication, family health history and much more.
The Medical History & Lifestyle questionnaire provides us with vital information which can affect how your results are interpreted and what advice you receive.
You will have secure online access to your medical reports and results held on our secure web servers. If required, we will also send you a hard copy by post.
Our web servers are secure and protected by the latest SSL certificate. The 128bit SSL encryption assures that information is kept private between our web servers and your web browser.
Phlebotomy
