Container/Tube: Serum gel tube
Specimen Volume: 5 mL of serum
Transport Temperature: Ambient
Collection Instructions: Allow specimen to clot for 30 minutes. Spin specimen in centrifuge. If there is a delay in transport of ≥2 hours, send specimen refrigerated.
Stability
| Storage | Temperature | Stability |
| Room Temperature | 18-28 °C (64-82 °F) | Not recommended |
| Refrigerated | 2-8 °C (36-46 °F) | ≤ 5 days |
| Frozen | -20 °C (-4 °F) | ≤ 4 weeks |
Chemiluminescence Immunoassay
Males: <5 mIU/mL
Females (non-pregnant): <5 mIU/mL
Females (normal pregnancy)
0.2-1 week: 5-50 mIU/mL
1-2 weeks: 50-500 mIU/mL
2-3 weeks: 100-5,000 mIU/mL
3-4 weeks: 500-10,000 mIU/mL
4-5 weeks: 1,000-50,000 mIU/mL
5-6 weeks: 10,000-100,000 mIU/mL
6-8 weeks: 15,000-200,000 mIU/mL
8-12 weeks: 10,000-100,000 mIU/mL
Monday through Sunday
Available STAT
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