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Steroid Profile
(a.k.a Urine steroid profile)
Test Code: SPR
Tube type: Universal Container
Other acceptable tube types
Plain 24hr urine
Special instructions
Urine must be collected before steroid (e.g. hydrocortisone) or electrolyte treatment commences.
Please include any relevant clinical details.
Sent away
to University College London Hospitals (UCLH).
Contact Laboratory before requesting
Reference range
Please see report.
Turnaround Time
10
days
Department: Biochemistry
Clinical Application
Identification of inborn errors of steroid metabolism: Premature adrenarche; precocious puberty; Gender ambiguity, or salt wasting. Life threatening steroid deficiency needs to be identified rapidly.
1. Disorders of adrenal steroid biosynthesis.
2. Differences of sexual development (DSD).
3. Steroid-producing tumours.
4. Steroid sulphatase deficiency.
5. Congenital adrenal hypoplasia (CAH).
6. Premature adrenarche / precocious puberty.
Webpage updated: June 2026.
