Test Code LH Luteinizing Hormone (LH), 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. Avoid hemolysis or lipemia.

Conway Regional Clinical Laboratory Services

Males

Prepuberty: <0.1-6.0 mIU/mL

20-70 years: 1.5-9.3 mIU/mL

>70 years: 3.1-34.6 mIU/mL
Females

Prepuberty: <0.1-6.0 mIU/mL

Normal menstruating
Follicular phase: 1.9-12.5 mIU/mL

Midcycle: 8.7-76.3 mIU/mL
Luteal phase: 0.5-16.9 mIU/mL

Pregnant: <0.1-1.5 mIU/mL
Postmenopausal: 15.9-54.0 mIU/mL

Contraceptives: 0.7-5.6 mIU/mL

Chemiluminescence

Monday, Wednesday, Friday

Available STAT

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