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Luteinizing Hormone

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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

Sex Criteria Reference Range Units
Male   1.24 - 8.62 miU/mL
Female mid-folicular 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