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Luteinizing Hormone
| Item | Value | ||||||||||||||
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| Approval req'd? | No | ||||||||||||||
| Available Stat? | No | ||||||||||||||
| Test code | LH | ||||||||||||||
| Test group | LH | ||||||||||||||
| Performed by | China Basin Chemistry | ||||||||||||||
| In House Availability | Thursday, Sunday (day shift) | ||||||||||||||
| Method | Chemiluminescent Immunoassay (Centaur) | ||||||||||||||
| Container type | Gold top or Red top | ||||||||||||||
| Amount to Collect | 2 mL blood | ||||||||||||||
| Sample type | Serum | ||||||||||||||
| Preferred volume | 1 mL serum | ||||||||||||||
| Min. Volume | 0.3 mL serum | ||||||||||||||
| Processing notes | Freeze at -20°C. | ||||||||||||||
| Units | IU/L | ||||||||||||||
| Normal range |
Females
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| Synonyms | LH; gonadotropin tests; Leuteinizing hormone | ||||||||||||||
| Turn around times | 1-3 days | ||||||||||||||
| Additional information | This assay is performed in-house and is suitable for use in adult patients to assess general endocrine function. Adult male reference range for 20-70 years was established using adult male samples collected from the UCSF Donor Center (excluding autologous donors). Female reference ranges and the male reference range for >70 years was adopted from the Siemens Centaur reagent insert. This assay standardization is traceable to the World Health Organization (WHO) 2nd International Standard for human LH (IS 80/552). For pediatric patients see entry for LH, Ultrasensitive |
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| LOINC code | 10501-5 | ||||||||||||||
| Last Updated | 9/15/2011 3:18:24 PM | ||||||||||||||
| Entry Number | 618 | ||||||||||||||
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If you have additional questions regarding this test, please call: 415-353-1667