{"id":17801,"date":"2022-07-14T13:00:27","date_gmt":"2022-07-14T13:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/squad\/?p=17801"},"modified":"2022-07-14T13:00:27","modified_gmt":"2022-07-14T13:00:27","slug":"new-ways-to-test-hormones-for-fertility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/sexual-health\/new-ways-to-test-hormones-for-fertility\/","title":{"rendered":"New Ways To Test Hormones For Fertility"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of the aspects of trying to get pregnant is to monitor the levels of reproductive hormones.<\/p>\n<p>This can not only help in inducing a pregnancy but can be more affordable than other types of services.<\/p>\n<h3>Companies Send to You<\/h3>\n<p>Some companies specialize in this area of fertility.<\/p>\n<p>It starts with registration and then a customer gets a test kit in the mail that allows them to do a finger prick for a blood sample.<\/p>\n<p>The sample is mailed off and all results are available online with a secure login.<\/p>\n<p>Results are available in seven to 10 days.<\/p>\n<p>After that, there is follow-up and support from the company.<\/p>\n<p>Products at most of these types of companies include prenatal vitamins, ovulation, and pregnancy tests.<\/p>\n<h3>Look for Professionals<\/h3>\n<p>These types of companies can be helpful as you start your journey to get pregnant because the good,<br \/>\nreputable ones have medical professionals on staff.<\/p>\n<p>These include fertility researchers, endocrinologists, and obstetric and gynecological specialists.<\/p>\n<p>Work with a company that offers a complete fertility hormone test.<\/p>\n<p>This should include testing for the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Anti Mullerian hormone (AMH)<\/li>\n<li>Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)<\/li>\n<li>Free thyroxine<\/li>\n<li>Follicle-stimulating hormone<\/li>\n<li>Estradiol<\/li>\n<li>Prolactin<\/li>\n<li>Luteinizing hormone (LH)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>One thing to remember is that some types of birth control have a significant influence on hormones.<\/p>\n<p>It is best to take hormone tests after you have come off birth control.<\/p>\n<p>You may need to take another test a few months down the road to see how your hormones compare to when you first ended birth control.<\/p>\n<p>You can also use these tests to consult with your doctor about your options.<\/p>\n<h3>Final Thoughts<\/h3>\n<p>Using a company that offers mail-in hormone testing is a discreet, easy way to track your hormones and try to get pregnant.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a positive option for younger couples that don&#8217;t have any health issues.<\/p>\n<p>The cost can be much cheaper than going to a fertility clinic that offers the same tests.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the aspects of trying to get pregnant is to monitor the levels of reproductive hormones. This can not only help in inducing a pregnancy but can be more affordable than other types of services. Companies Send to You Some companies specialize in this area of fertility. It starts with registration and then a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17850,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[689],"tags":[772,776],"class_list":["post-17801","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sexual-health","tag-fertility","tag-hormones"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17801","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17801"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17801\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17801"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17801"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17801"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}