Do I need hormone testing?
What testing can and cannot tell you in midlife.
What you may want to know
Perimenopause is generally identified from a woman's age, cycle pattern, and reported symptoms rather than from a single blood test.
Hormone levels fluctuate substantially during perimenopause, so one result reflects one moment in time.
Clinicians may still order tests for specific reasons, such as looking at thyroid function, ruling out other conditions, or in particular clinical situations. Whether testing is useful in your case is a clinical judgment.
If you build your Hormone Map, this page can also show what you've already reported in this area.
Build My Hormone MapWhat may be useful to track
- Your cycle pattern over recent months, if you are still cycling.
- Your main symptoms and when they started.
- Any tests you have already had, and when.
Questions you could bring to your clinician
Once you've completed the assessment and reported symptoms in this area, question prompts based on what you reported will appear here.
When to seek care
- If a symptom is severe, getting worse, or interfering with your daily life, it is reasonable to contact a clinician rather than waiting.
This is a patient-reported, educational summary. It is not a diagnosis, a medical record, or a treatment recommendation. Only your clinician can advise on what is appropriate for you.
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