Cortisol LabCorp
This test measures your Cortisol blood serum levels to diagnose certain diseases and identify adrenal conditions.
What is this test?
The Cortisol Serum Test measures the amount of cortisol in the blood. Cortisol is the hormone released during times of stress. Elevated cortisol levels can indicate several things, including chronic stress, or ongoing elevated levels of cortisol due to continuous stressors. Abnormal cortisol levels can also indicate diseases like Cushing Syndrome and Addison disease (adrenal insufficiency). Irregular cortisol levels can point to conditions affecting the pituitary and/or adrenal glands, as well.
Symptoms of adrenal fatigue and cortisol conditions can include fatigue, depression and difficulty regulating your mood, fuzzy-headedness and other cognitive symptoms, high blood pressure, ongoing headache, sexual dysfunction and lack of sex drive, and weight gain (particularly around the abdomen).
Who is this test for?
If you are experiencing times of elevated stress and/or the symptoms listed above, this test can help pinpoint whether abnormal cortisol levels are the cause. You may also consider ordering a 4-tube Salivary Cortisol Test for greater accuracy in measuring your cortisol levels
