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Test Code LAB5233 LUTEINIZING HORMONE (LH)

Important Note

Remove serum from gel and cells if testing is delayed.

Reference ranges for pediactric patients population are not available for this test.

For patients < 21 yrs, alternatively order the Mayo Clinic test: Luteinizing Hormone (LH), Pediatrics, Serum 

Specimen Type

Preferred Sample: Serum (SST, Gold, Tiger, Red Top-no gel)
Alternative Sample: Potassium EDTA

Specimen Volume

1 mL

Minimum Volume

0.5 mL

Turnaround Time

STAT: 1 hour
Routine: 4 hours

Test Schedule

Daily

Sample Stability

Refrigerated: 7 days

Frozen: 12 months


 

Method

Chemiluminescent Microparticle Immunoassay (CMIA)

Reference Ranges

Male: 0.57-12.07 mlU/mL

Female: 

Premenopause: 
Folicular: 1.8-11.78
Midcycle: 7.59- 89.08
Luteal: 0.56-14.0 
Postmenopause: 5.16-61.99 

Critical Values: None

 

Reporting Limit

Reporting Range: 0.12-1000.00 mlU/mL

Interference

Hemolysis: 500mg/dL

Icterus: 20 mg/dL

Lipemia: 3000mg/dL

Synonyms

LH, LAB5233, INTERSTITIAL CELL STIMULATING HORMONE, LEUTEOTROPIC HORMONE, PITUITARY GONADOTROPINS

CPT Codes

83002