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Test Code PROGS Progesterone, Serum

Methodology

Chemiluminometric Immunoassay

Performing Laboratory

Aspen Valley Hospital

Physician Office Specimen Requirements

Container/Tube:  Gold-top serum gel tube(s) or orange-top tube(s) - Plasma is not acceptable.
Specimen:  2 mL (minimum volume:  1 mL) of serum

Transport Temperature:  Refrigerate

Collection Instructions:  Allow specimen to clot for approximately 10 minutes and spin down. If drawing gold-top serum gel tube, send entire tube to laboratory. If drawing orange-top tube, remove serum and place in separate plastic vial. If there is a delay in transport of >48 hours, send specimen frozen.

Reference Values

Males:  0.28-1.22 ng/mL

Females

Follicular phase:  0.15-1.40 ng/mL

Luteal phase:  3.34-25.56 ng/mL

Midluteal phase:  4.44-28.03 ng/mL

Postmenopausal:  <0.30-0.73 ng/mL

Pregnant

First trimester:  11.22-90.00 ng/mL

Second trimester:  25.55-89.40 ng/mL

Third trimester:  48.40-422.50 ng/mL

Day(s) Test Set Up

Monday through Sunday

Test Classification and CPT Coding

84144