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Mayo Clinic Laboratories

Prolactin Level

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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

Males: 2.64 – 13.13 ng/ml
Females:
Premenopausal 3.34 – 26.72 ng/ml ( < 50 years of age)
Postmenopausal 2.74 – 19.64 ng/ml ( ≥ 50 years of age)

Methodology

Chemiluminescent Immunoassay

CPT

84146