Open AccessUtility of a commercially available blood steroid profile in endocrine practice
Author(s) -
Vijaya Sarathi,
Sridevi Atluri,
T.V.S. Pradeep,
Sindhu S Rallapalli,
Chintala Venkata Rakesh,
Sunanda Tirupati,
Krishna Kumar
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.456
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2230-9500
pISSN - 2230-8210
DOI - 10.4103/ijem.ijem_531_18
Subject(s) - virilization , medicine , congenital adrenal hyperplasia , amenorrhea , polycystic ovary , blood sampling , endocrine system , pediatrics , endocrinology , hormone , pregnancy , androgen , diabetes mellitus , biology , insulin resistance , genetics
A blood steroid profile has recently become available on commercial basis in India. In this study, we report our initial experience with the use of steroid profile in the evaluation of disorders of sex development (DSD) and suspected cases of congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) and discuss the potential scenarios in endocrine practice that may benefit from this steroid profile.