Test Code FSH Follicle-Stimulating Hormone (FSH), Serum
Specimen Requirements
Draw blood in a plain, red-top tube(s) or a serum gel tube(s). Spin down and send 1 mL of serum refrigerated.
Specimen Stability
Refrigerated - 14 days
Frozen - 6 months
Performing Laboratory
Conway Regional Clinical Laboratory Services
Reference Values
Males
13-70 years: 1.4-18.1 mIU/mL
Females
Normal menstruating: 2.5-10.2 mIU/mL
Follicular phase: 3.4-33.4 mIU/mL
Luteal phase: 1.5-9.1 mIU/mL
Pregnant: <0.30 mIU/mL
Postmenopausal: 23.0-116.3 mIU/mL
Methodology
Electrochemiluminescence
Day(s) Test Set Up
Monday, Wednesday, Friday
Available STAT
Test Classification and CPT Coding
83001