Additional Information:
EPIC Test Name: FSH
CPT Code(s):
Collection Procedure:
Collect specimen in SST tube. Allow to clot. Centrifuge and store refrigerated. Transport to lab.
Specimen Requirements:
Specimen Type: Serum (preferred) or Plasma
Container/Tube: SST or Lithium Heparin (Green top)
Sample Volume: 1 mL
Minimum Volume: 0.2 mL (Repeat testing is not possible with this specimen volume.)
Storage: Refrigerate
Stability (collection to time of analysis/testing):
- Refrigerated: 7 days
- Frozen: 2 months
Methodology:
Solid-phase, two-site chemiluminescent immunometric assay
Reported:
1-3 Business Days
Reference Values:
- Adult Males (≥ 18 years): 0.7-11.1 mIU/mL
- Untreated Postmenopausal 21.7 to 153 mIU/mL
- Treated Postmenopausal 9.7 to 111 mIU/mL
- Oral Contraceptives ND to 4.9 mIU/mL
- Follicular Phase: 2.8 to 11.3 mIU/mL
- Follicular Phase, Days 2 to 3: 3.0 to 14.4 mIU/mL
- Midcycle: 5.8 to 21 mIU/mL
- Luteal Phase: 1.2 to 9.0 mIU/mL
Adult Females (=18 years):
Ovulatory Cycles: