Luteinizing Hormone-171
Test info
Luteinizing Hormone
171
83002.2
LH
Lutropin
Specimen
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
Immediately after collection, mix tube thoroughly by gentle inversion, 8 - 10 times, to prevent clotting
- Spin
Lt green plasma separator (PST)
Refrigerated (preferred) - 14 days
Ambient - 5 days
Frozen - 6 months
- Improper labels (unlabeled or mislabeled)
- Hemolysis (some procedures)
- Improper anticoagulant or ratio
- Delay in transport
- Improper storage temperature affecting results
- Inappropriate timing of collection
- Improper container
- Leaking container resulting in compromised specimen
- Quantity not sufficient (QNS)
Performance
AHL - Chemistry: C
Daily
1 day
Electrochemiluminescence immunoassay (ECLIA)
Clinical and Interpretive info
Male: 1.7 - 8.6 mIU/mL
Female:
Follicular: 2.4 - 12.6 mIU/mL
Ovulatory: 14.0 - 95.6 mIU/mlL
Luteal : 1.0 - 11.4 mIU/mL
Post menopausal: 7.7 - 58.5 mIU/mL
Billing
83002
Tracking
11/30/2001
08/01/2023
01/09/2024