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Hormonal Baseline Stratification

Meaning

Hormonal Baseline Stratification is the clinical process of establishing a detailed, individualized, and multi-faceted initial profile of a patient’s endocrine status before any therapeutic intervention. This involves measuring a comprehensive panel of hormones, their metabolites, and key binding proteins, often across multiple time points, to account for diurnal and pulsatile rhythms. The stratification process moves beyond simple reference ranges to categorize the patient’s hormonal status in relation to optimal functional ranges and their specific clinical presentation. This foundational data is essential for precision dosing and predicting individual response to hormone optimization.