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what the risks are e2, an estradiol test measures the amount, estradiol, in the blood, blood is drawn, a vein, the elbow, the hand, puncture site is cleaned, antiseptic, an elastic band, around the upper arm to apply pressure, restrict blood flow, the vein, veins below the band to fill, blood, a needle is inserted, vein, blood is collected in an air-tight vial, a syringe, band is removed, restore circulation, once the blood has been collected, needle is removed, puncture site is covered to stop any bleeding, infants, young children, area is cleansed, antiseptic, punctured, a sharp needle, a lancet, blood collected, pipette, small glass tube, on a slide, onto a test strip, into a small container, a bandage applied, puncture site, any continued bleeding, consult health care provider, the need to stop taking drugs, affect test results, estrogen therapy, birth control pills, the needle is inserted to draw blood, feel moderate pain, others feel only a prick, stinging sensation, some throbbing, this test, evaluate function, the ovaries, placenta, adrenal glands, particularly, certain types of ovarian tumor, suspected, delayed, abnormal development of male, female body characteristics, in assisted reproductive technology, art, measuring serum estradiol, taking ultrasound images of ovarian follicles at regular intervals, monitor the response, the ovaries to stimulation, estradiol, most important estrogen, steroid hormone that has numerous important functions in girls, women, estradiol is mainly synthesized in, secreted, placenta, ovarian follicle, adrenal cortex, estradiol is responsible, growth, the uterus, fallopian tubes, vagina, promotion of breast development, maturation, the external genitalia, body fat distribution in women, stopping the process of growing taller, estradiol stimulates the proliferation, the endometrium, lining, the uterus that is shed, menstrual flow woman, does not, become pregnant, first half, the menstrual cycle, estradiol is broken down to estrone, estriol by various target tissues, compounds appear, in the urine, male, 10 to 60 pg/ml, female, premenopausal, 20 to 400 pg/ml, female, postmenopausal, 5 to 25 pg/ml, pg/ml = picograms per milliliter, greater-than-normal levels, indicate ovarian tumor, lower-than-normal levels, indicate turner's syndrome, conditons, patients, hypopituitarism, infertility patients undergoing assisted reproductive technology, art, excessive bleeding, fainting, feeling lightheaded, hematoma, blood accumulating under the skin, infection, a slight risk, the skin is broken, multiple punctures to locate veins, veins, arteries vary in size, obtaining a blood sample.