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Mint Green Top (Lithium Heparin Gel)
Specimen Requirements
Preferred:
Container/Tube: Mint Green Top (Lithium Heparin Gel)
Minimum Volume: 1.0 mL
Collection Instructions: Centrifuge within 2 hours
Also Acceptable:
Container/Tube: Gold Top (SST-Gel)
Specimen Stability
Ambient: 8 hours
Refrigerate: 48 hours
Frozen: aliquot for longer storage
Reference Range
Male:
1.27-19.26 miU/mL
Female:
mid-folicular phase: 3.85-8.78 miU/mL
mid-cycle peak: 4.54-22.51 miU/mL
mid-luteal phase: 1.79-5.12 miU/mL
post-menopausal: 16.74-113.59 miU/mL
Methodology
Chemiluminescent Immunoassay
CPT
83001
Test Alias
FSH