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Performing Laboratory
North Ottawa Community Hospital
Specimen Requirements
Submit only 1 of the following specimens:
Preferred:
Specimen Type: Plasma
Container/Tube: Mint-green top (lithium heparin gel)
Specimen Volume: 1 mL
Collection Instruction:
1. Label specimen as plasma.
2. Avoid hemolysis and lipemia.
Acceptable:
Specimen Type: Serum
Container/Tube: Serum gel or red top
Specimen Volume: 1 mL
Collection Instruction:
1. Label specimen as serum.
2. Avoid hemolysis and lipemia.
Reference Values
Males
0 days-6 months: 0.30-14.00 ng/mL
6 months-1 year: 0.00-2.00 ng/mL
1-10 years: 0.00-1.30 ng/mL
>10 years: 0.27-0.90 ng/mL
Females
0 days-6 months: 0.25-17.00 ng/mL
6 months-1 year: 0.20-1.60 ng/mL
1-10 years: 0.00-1.40 ng/mL
>10 years:
Follicular phase: 0.33-1.2 ng/mL
Luteal phase: 0.72-17.8 ng/mL
Post-menopausal: 0.0-1.0 ng/mL
Oral contraceptives: 0.34-0.92 ng/mL
Pregnant
First trimester: 9.3-33.2 ng/mL
Second trimester: 29.5-50.0 ng/mL
Third trimester: 83.1-160 ng/mL
Day(s) Test Set Up
Monday, Wednesday, Friday
Available STAT
Methodology
Competitive Immunoassay
Specimen Transport Temperature
Ambient
Test Classification and CPT Coding
84144
Specimen Storage and Stability
| Specimen Type | Temperature | Time |
| Serum/Plasma | Room Temp | < 4 hours |
| Refrigerated (primary) | <7 days | |
| Frozen | <4 weeks |