Follicle Stimulating Hormone
| FSH | |
| Core Laboratory & Transfusion Medicine | |
| Biochemistry | |
| Blood | |
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FSHS2, FSHP2
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Assisting in diagnosis of dysfunctions within the hypothalamus-pituitary-gonads system and in assesment of congenital diseases with chromosome aberrations, polycystic ovaries, amenorrhea, azoospermia and menopausal syndrome.
Serum, Plasma
0.5 mL
Room Temperature: N/A
Fridge: 14 days @ 2-8°C
Freezer: 6 months @ -20°C
Roche cobas e 602, immunoassay
24 hours a day, 7 days a week
1 hour
3 hours
Females:
Mid-Follicular: 3 - 11 pmol/L
Mid-Cycle Days 2-3: 3 - 14 pmol/L
Mid-Cycle: 6 - 21 pmol/L
Luteal Phase: 1 - 9 pmol/L
Post-Menopausal: 22 – 153 pmol/L
Post-Menopausal (ERT): 10 - 111 pmol/L
Oral Contraceptives: 1 – 5 pmol/L
Males: 1-11 pmol/L
In case of discrepancies, always interpret results using reference ranges as stated on laboratory reports and/or electronic patient chart.
Mid-Follicular: 3 - 11 pmol/L
Mid-Cycle Days 2-3: 3 - 14 pmol/L
Mid-Cycle: 6 - 21 pmol/L
Luteal Phase: 1 - 9 pmol/L
Post-Menopausal: 22 – 153 pmol/L
Post-Menopausal (ERT): 10 - 111 pmol/L
Oral Contraceptives: 1 – 5 pmol/L
Males: 1-11 pmol/L
In case of discrepancies, always interpret results using reference ranges as stated on laboratory reports and/or electronic patient chart.
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