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HelpTest Code AMN Amenorhoea
Specimen Requirements
Specimen Type: Serum
Container/Tube: Gold Top (SSTII)
Volume: 5.0mL
Minimum Volume: 0.5mL serum
Collection Instructions: Allow specimen to clot for 30 minutes and centrifuge within 2 hours
Sample Stability
** Preferred temperatures for storage prior to and during shipping to NUH **
| Specimen Type: | Serum |
|---|---|
| Ambient: | Send the sample to the laboratory immediately |
| Refrigerate: | 7 days |
| Frozen: | 6 months |
Reference Interval
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Days and Times Performed
24 hours, TAT 1 day
Methodology
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FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE
LUTEINIZING HORMONE
ESTRADIOL (E2)
TESTOSTERONE (NUHS)
PROLACTIN (NUHS)
Service Code
31323
Update
Last updated 26/02/2022
Unacceptable Condition
| Haemolysis | NA |
|---|---|
| Icterus | NA |
| Lipaemic | NA |
| Others | NA |
Testing Laboratory
National University Hospital
Clinical Chemistry, 67724346
Useful For
Assessment of hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis in the diagnosis of amenorhoea, androgen deficiency and gonadal dysfunction.
Panel Information
Profile includes the following tests:
- Estradiol (E2)
- Luteinising Hormone (LH)
- Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH)
- Prolactin (PRL)
- Testosterone (TES)