Estrogen Testing | Measuring Levels of Estrone, Estradiol, Estriol

Estrogen Testing

General Guidelines

Estrogens, an important group of hormones produced mainly in the ovaries of women, and (in small amounts) the testes of men are also produced in the adrenal cortex, as well as the placenta during pregnancy. Each of the three components of estrogen, estrone (E1), estradiol (E2), and estriol (E3) serve an important, and very different function, in both males and females. Read Full Article