Progesterone
Progesterone-257
Progesterone
257
84144.0
PRG
Serum
1.0 mL
0.5 mL
Immediately following collection, thoroughly mix sample by gently inverting 5 times
Gold:
- Allow sample to clot for a minimum of 30 minutes
- Spin within two (2) hours of sample collection
Red:
- Allow sample to clot
- Spin
- Transfer serum to a False bottom plasma/serum transport vial/tube (AHL), labelled as serum, within two (2) hours of sample collection
Lithium heparin (Li hep) plasma
Spin within two (2) hours of sample collection
Lt green plasma separator (PST)
Refrigerated (preferred) - 5 days
Ambient - 1 day
Frozen - 6 months
- Improper labels (unlabeled or mislabeled)
- Hemolysis (some procedures)
- Improper anticoagulant or ratio
- Delay in transport
- Improper storage temperature affecting results
- Improper container
- Leaking container resulting in compromised specimen
- Quantity not sufficient (QNS)
AHL - Chemistry: C
Daily
1 day
Electrochemiluminescence immunoassay (ECLIA)
Male:
< 0.05 - 0.149 ng/mL
Female:
| Post menopause | < 0.05 - 0.126 ng/mL |
| Pregnant - 1st Trimester | 11.0 - 44.3 ng/mL |
| Pregnant - 2nd Trimester | 25.4 - 83.4 ng/mL |
| Pregnant - 3rd Trimester | 58.7 - 214 ng/mL |
| Early Follicular | < 0.05 - 0.323 ng/mL |
| Intermediate Follicular | <0.05 - 0.220 ng/mL |
| Late Follicular | <0.05 - 0.216 ng/mL |
| Ovulation | <0.05 - 2.35 ng/mL |
| Early Luteal | 2.36 - 15.1 ng/mL |
| Intermediate Luteal | 4.76 - 20.9 ng/mL |
| Late Luteal | 0.537 - 13.5 ng/mL |
| Follicular | <0.05 - 0.193 ng/mL |
| Ovulation | 0.055 - 4.14 ng/mL |
| Luteal | 4.11 - 14.5 ng/mL |
84144
11/30/2001
08/01/2023
12/02/2021