Estradiol-288

Test info

  
Estradiol
  
288
  
82670.0
  
ESD
  
E2

Specimen

  

Samples should not be taken from patients receiving therapy with high biotin doses (i.e. > 5 mg/day) until at least 8 hours following the last biotin administration.

  
Serum
  

Gold serum separator (SST) tube

or

Red serum vial/tube, 5 mL

  
1.0 mL
  
0.5 mL
  

Immediately following collection, thoroughly mix sample by gently inverting 5 times

  

Gold:

  1. Allow sample to clot for a minimum of 30 minutes
  2. Spin within two (2) hours of sample collection

Red:

  1. Allow sample to clot
  2. Spin
  3. Transfer serum to a False bottom plasma/serum transport vial/tube (AHL), labelled as serum, within two (2) hours of sample collection
  

Gold serum separator (SST) tube

or

False bottom plasma/serum transport vial/tube (AHL)

  
Lithium heparin (Li hep) plasma
  

Lt green plasma separator (PST)

 

  

Immediatley following collection, mix sample thoroughly by gently inverting 8 - 10, times to prevent clotting

  

Spin within two (2) hours of sample collection

 

  

Lt green plasma separator (PST) 

 

  

Refrigerated (preferred) - 2 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)

Performance

  
AHL - Chemistry: C
  
Daily
  
1 day
  

Electrochemiluminescence immunoassay (ECLIA)

Clinical and Interpretive info

  
Male: 
11.3 - 43.2 pg/mL
 
Female:
 
Healthy Post menopause <5 - 138 pg/mL
Healthy pregnant - 1st Trimester 154 - 3243 pg/mL
Healthy pregnant - 2nd trimester 1561 - 21280 pg/mL
Healthy pregnant - 3rd trimester 8525 - > 30000 pg/mL
 
Female - Follicular 30.9 - 90.4 pg/mL
Female - Ovulation 60.4 - 533 pg/mL
Female - Luteal 60.4 - 232 pg/mL

 

Female - early Follicular 20.5 - 62.8 pg/mL
Female - intermediate Follicular 26 - 79.8 pg/mL
Female - late Follicular 49.5 - 233 pg/mL
Female - Ovulation 60.4 - 602 pg/mL
Female - early Luteal 51.1 - 179 pg/mL
Female - intermediate Luteal 66.5 - 305 pg/mL
Female - late luteal 30.2 - 222 pg/mL
  
Fulvestrant (Faslodex ) and Mifepristone (Mifeprex) therapy may cause falsely elevated estradiol results.

Billing

  
82670

Tracking

  
11/30/2001
  
08/01/2023
  
11/09/2021