ARUP's Laboratory Test Directory

Luteinizing Hormone, Pooled : 0020780

Mnemonic: LHP

Methodology: Electrochemiluminescent Immunoassay
Performed: Sun-Sat
Reported: Within 24 hours
Specimen Required: Collect:  Three specimens drawn at 20-minute intervals: one 4 mL serum separator tube or plasma separator tube each draw.  Centrifuge specimens, then pool an equal amount of serum or plasma from each draw into a single transport tube.

Transport:  1 mL pooled serum or plasma at 2-8°C. (Min: 0.5 mL) Submit specimen in an ARUP Standard Transport Tube.

Pediatric Collection/Transport:  0.3 mL pooled serum or plasma at 2-8°C.

Remarks:  Pooled specimens must be same type (i.e., all serum or all plasma).

Unacceptable Conditions:  Hemolyzed specimens.

Stability:  After separation from cells: Ambient: 8 hours; Refrigerated: 1 week; Frozen: 3 months
Reference Interval:
 
Females Males
7-9 years: 0.0-0.7 IU/L
10-12 years: 0.0-6.8 IU/L
13-15 years: 0.3-23.0 IU/L
16-17 years: 0.0-26.4 IU/L
Follicular: 2.4-12.6 IU/L
Mid-cycle: 14.0-95.6 IU/L
Luteal: 1.0-11.4 IU/L
Postmenopausal: 7.7-58.5 IU/L
7-9 years: 0.0-0.7 IU/L
10-12 years: 0.0-3.4 IU/L
13-15 years: 0.3-5.6 IU/L
16-17 years: 1.1-9.0 IU/L
18 years and older: 1.7-8.6 IU/L
Tanner Stage I: 0.0-9.3 IU/L
Tanner Stage II: 0.0-16.0 IU/L
Tanner Stage III: 0.0-23.0 IU/L
Tanner Stage IV-V: 0.0-19.1 IU/L
Tanner Stage I: 0.0-1.0 IU/L
Tanner Stage II: 0.0-3.6 IU/L
Tanner Stage III: 0.2-6.4 IU/L
Tanner Stage IV-V: 0.9-8.3 IU/L

CPT Code(s): 83002
 
 

 

 

 
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