Luteinizing Hormone (LH)

Collection Requirements

Source: blood
Container(s):

Preferred: Lithium heparin mint green gel
Acceptable: Red or Red gel

Volume: 1 mL in vacutainer or 400 uL in microtainer

Turn Around Time

1-2 hours

Availability

Routine

Lab Processing Instructions

Specimen: plasma or serum
Spin, separate, and refrigerate

Performing Laboratory

Adele Hall

Adele Hall Lab Section

Chemistry

Instrumentation/Methodology

Immulite

Reference Ranges

Age (Years)	Reference Range (ulU/mL)
0-16	0.0 - 2.7
>16 Male	1.4 - 7.7
>16 Female	0.0 - 8.3

CPT

83002