TABLE 1. Steroid excretion products (examples).
Steroid class | Starting steroid | Excretion product | Type of conjugate |
Progestins | Progesterone | Pregnanediol | Glucuronide |
17a-hydroxyprogesterone | Pregnanetriol | Glucuronide | |
Androgens | Testosterone |
Androsterone Etiocholanolone |
Glucuronide and/or Sulphate |
Glucocorticoids | Cortisol |
11ß-hydroxyandrosterone Allotetrahydrocortisone |
Glucuronide |
Adapted from Gower (4), and Norman and Litwack (9).