This analysis was previously widely prescribed to pregnant women to determine the hormones produced by the cortex of the endocrine glands - the adrenal glands. For analysis, urine was collected during the day, mixed, cast a small part of it, which was delivered to the laboratory with an indication of the total amount of urine collected. An increase in the concentration of 17-ketosteroids in the urine indicated an excess production of hormones in the body of a pregnant woman, on the basis of which the doctor prescribed hormonal drugs. However, at present, the determination of these substances in urine is considered uninformative and is not used during pregnancy.
Urine tests are very simple to perform and very informative for the doctor, they allow you to timely detect the slightest changes in the body of the expectant mother and start treatment in a timely manner, which helps prevent serious complications from the pregnant woman and the unborn baby.