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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.
Reference Values
Follicular Phase: 0.00-2.61
Periovulatory: 0.00-5.86
Luteal: 1.30-22.2
Mid Luteal Phase: 6.82-27.9
Post Menopausal: 0.00-0.517
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 |
| Plasma | Room Temp | 1 Day |
| Refrigerated (primary) | <7 Days | |
| Frozen | 5 Months |