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About Pregnenolone

What is pregnenolone?

Pregnenolone is a steroid hormone produced by the adrenal gland from cholesterol. Pregnenolone is a precursor to other hormones including testosterone, oestrogen and cortisol. It also has an important role in brain function and is used as a medicine for schizophrenia.

Maintaining the correct hormone balance involves a complex interconnected network of hormone levels and is essential for keeping the body healthy.

Both excessive production and a deficiency in the production of steroid hormones may indicate an underlying illness. Disorders related to changes in pregnenolone levels include congenital adrenal hyperplasia, a rare disorder characterised by low levels of cortisol and high levels of male hormones.

Why take this test?

This test measures the level of pregnenolone in the blood and can be used to investigate congenital adrenal hyperplasia.

What's tested

Hormones

How it works

Purchase your Kit

Just order a test online and get your kit delivered right to your door unless you are ordering a COVID-19 Fit to Fly test where you will be given appointment options to attend our clinics across the United Kingdom for a nose and throat swab PCR test at the checkout stage.

Take your test and post

Follow our simple instructions to take your sample and post back the enclosed prepaid envelope to our accredited lab for processing. We also offer home or workplace visits by a qualified nurse. For COVID-19 Fit to Fly tests you must attend one of our partner clinics for our trained collection officers to take your sample. You will then have the results emailed to you.