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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 :1.24-8.62 miU/mL
Female:
mid-follicualr phase: 2.12-10.89 miU/mL
mid-cycle peak: 19.18-103.03 miU/mL
mid-luteal phase: 1.20-12.86 miU/mL
post-menopausal: 10.87-58.64 miU/mL
Methodology
Chemiluminescent Immunoassay
CPT
83002
Test Alias
LH