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Luteinizing Hormone (LH)
| Test Name: | Luteinizing Hormone (LH) | ||
| Epic Order Code: | LAB87 | ||
| CPT Code: | 83002 | ||
| 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 on ice. All specimens must be signed into the laboratory. | ||
| Reference Clients: | If unable to deliver to the lab immediately, 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 -10° C or colder for up to 1 year. | ||
| Causes for Rejection: | Improperly labeled, incorrect container, contaminated, insufficient quantity, incorrect/delay in transport, gross hemolysis. | ||
| Reference Range: | Males: 1.14 - 8.75 mIU/mL | ||
| Females: | |||
| Follicular Phase: 2.39 - 6.60 mIU/mL | |||
| Mid-Cycle Peak: 9.06 - 74.24 mIU/mL | |||
| Luteal Phase: 0.90 - 9.33 mIU/mL | |||
| Postmenopausal w/out HRT: 10.39 - 64.57 mIU/mL | |||
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