Hormone Inhibin A: What Affects The Test
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What Affects the Test
Things that may affect your test results include:
- If you smoke. This may increase the level of inhibin A in the blood.
- If you are obese. This may decrease the level of inhibin A in the blood.
The results of the quad screen, including inhibin A, take into account a woman's age, race, weight, and whether she has diabetes.
| Last updated: | May 14, 2008 |
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| Author: | Sandy Jocoy, RN |
| Reviewed By: | Sarah Marshall, MD - Family Medicine, Siobhan M. Dolan, MD, MPH - Reproductive Genetics |
| Editors: | Kathleen M. Ariss, MS, Tracy Landauer |
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