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HelpTest Code FSH Follicle Stimulating Hormone, LAB86
Performing Laboratory
St. Luke's Hospital Laboratory, Cedar Rapids
Specimen Requirements
Container/Tube:
Preferred: Green tube (lithium heparin)
Acceptable: Gold top- SST or EDTA plasma
Specimen: 0.5 mL
Minimum: 0.024 mL plus a dead volume
Stability:
- Room temperature: 5 days. Samples on analyzer should be analyzed with 2 hrs.
- Refrigeration (2°-8°C): 14 days
- Frozen (≤ -20°C): 6 months Freeze samples only once and mix thoroughly after thawing.
Transport: Refrigerated
Reference Values
|
Phase/Age |
Male m[IU]/mL |
Female m[IU]/mL |
|
<1 Year |
≤3.3 |
|
|
1 Year-5 Years |
≤1.9 |
|
|
5 Year-10 Years |
≤2.3 |
|
|
11-15 Years |
0.6-6.9 |
|
|
16-18 Years |
0.7-9.6 |
|
|
>18 Years |
1.2-15.8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
<1 Year |
|
1.2-12.5 |
|
1 Year-10 Years |
|
0.5-6.0 |
|
11 Years-15 Years |
|
0.9-8.9 |
|
16 Years-18 Years |
|
0.7-9.6 |
|
|
|
|
|
Follicular |
|
3.5-12.5 |
|
Ovulation |
|
4.7-21.5 |
|
Luteal |
|
1.7-7.7 |
|
Post Menopausal |
|
25.8-134.8 |
|
|
|
|
|
Tanner I |
<1.5 |
0.6-4.1 |
|
Tanner II |
<3.0 |
0.3-5.8 |
|
Tanner III |
0.4-6.2 |
0.1-7.2 |
|
Tanner IV |
0.6-5.1 |
0.3-7.0 |
|
Tanner V |
0.8-7.2 |
0.4-8.6 |
Day(s) Test Set Up
Monday-Sunday
Test Classification and CPT Coding
83001
Useful For
FSH and LH play a critical role in maintaining the normal function of the male and female reproductive systems.
Methodology
Chemiluminescence Assay
Report Available
Stat within 1 hr of receipt
Routine within 2 hrs of receipt