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Estrogens
Results
An estrogen test measures the level of the most important estrogen Reference hormones Opens New Window (estradiol, estriol, and estrone) in a blood or urine sample.
Results are usually available within 24 hours.
Normal
For girls and women between puberty and menopause, estrogen levels vary throughout the Reference menstrual cycle Opens New Window.
The normal values listed here—called a reference range—are just a guide. These ranges vary from lab to lab, and your lab may have a different range for what's normal. Your lab report should contain the range your lab uses. Also, your doctor will evaluate your results based on your health and other factors. This means that a value that falls outside the normal values listed here may still be normal for you or your lab.
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Women before Reference menopause Opens New Window: |
60–400 Reference picograms per milliliter (pg/mL) Opens New Window |
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Women after menopause: |
Less than 130 pg/mL |
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Men: |
10–130 pg/mL |
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Children: |
Less than 25 pg/mL |
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Less than 38 Reference nanograms per milliliter (ng/mL) Opens New Window |
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2nd trimester: |
38–140 ng/mL |
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3rd trimester: |
31–460 ng/mL |
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Many conditions can change estrogen levels. Your doctor will discuss any significant abnormal results with you in relation to your symptoms and past health.
High values
High values may be caused by:
- Ovarian stimulation used to treat infertility (for example, before Reference in vitro fertilization Opens New Window).
- Cancer, such as cancer of the Reference ovaries Opens New Window, Reference testicles Opens New Window, or Reference adrenal glands Opens New Window.
- Serious liver disease (Reference cirrhosis Opens New Window).
- A pregnancy with more than one fetus, such as twins or triplets.
- Early (precocious) puberty.
Low values
Low values may be caused by:
- Problems with ovarian function, which can be caused by a failure of an ovary to develop properly (Reference Turner's syndrome Opens New Window) or because of a drop in Reference pituitary gland Opens New Window activity.
- Reference Anorexia nervosa Opens New Window.
- Menopause.
- A problem with the fetus or placenta during pregnancy.
| By: | Reference Healthwise Staff | Last Revised: Reference April 4, 2012 |
| Medical Review: | Reference Sarah Marshall, MD - Family Medicine
Reference Siobhan M. Dolan, MD, MPH - Reproductive Genetics |
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