| 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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