Why don't we test all hormones involved in testosterone synthesis?

[johndoesmith]

There are a lot of hormones that are involved in testosterone synthesis, pregnenolone. androstenidone, progesterone.

I have never seen anyone on here post those results, if they are so important why don't any of the leading doctors test them?

Also I've never seen estrone or estriol tested, I assume this is due to lower potency? They might not be as strong as estradiol, but they still must be doing something?

If dhea and cortisol oppose each other, does having a naturally high DHEA level mean you have low cortisol? I don't understand how else it could be if they oppose eachother.

 

[Nelson Vergel]

High cost, that's why...

Multiply DiscountedLabs costs by 3 since that is the regular prices most clinics use (So, approx $3000 )
I am not including aldosterone in this panel and other intermediary hormones.

 

[CoastWatcher]

Also I've never seen estrone or estriol tested, I assume this is due to lower potency? They might not be as strong as estradiol, but they still must be doing something?

Per the Mayo Clinic's clinical laboratory: The two major biologically active estrogens in men and non-pregnant women are estrone (E1) and estradiol (E2). A third bioactive estrogen, estriol (E3), is the main pregnancy estrogen, but plays no significant role in non-pregnant women or men. E2 demonstrates 1.25 to 5 times the biological potency of E1 and thus is of genuine significance in the evaluation of male hypogonadism.