Test Name: | Follicle-Stimulating Hormone (FSH) |
Epic Order Code: | LAB86 | | |
CPT Code: | 83001 |
Specimen(s) Type: | Serum; 1.0 mL |
Acceptable Container(s): |  Tops are gold and red. |
Testing Schedule: | Monday-Friday |
Turn Around Time: | STAT: NA |
| Routine: 1-3 days |
Collection Information: | No special patient preparation is required. Obtain specimen by standard collection procedures. |
Transport Information: | Deliver to lab immediately. All specimens must be signed into the laboratory. |
Reference Clients: | If unable to deliver to the lab within 1 hour, centrifuge the specimen and remove serum from the red cells. Store and transport at 2 - 8° C. Specimen must be received in the lab within 7 days. If longer storage is required, store and transport the sample at -20° C for up to 12 months. |
Causes for Rejection: | Improperly labeled, incorrect container, contaminated, insufficient quantity, incorrect/delay in transport, gross hemolysis. |
Reference Range: | Male: 0.95 - 11.95 mIU/mL |
| Female: |
| Follicular Phase: 3.03 - 8.08 mIU/mL |
| Mid-Cycle Phase: 2.55 - 16.69 mIU/mL |
| Luteal Phase: 1.38 - 5.47 mIU/mL |
| Postmenopausal: 26.72 - 133.41 mIU/mL |
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