Test directory: Androstenedione

Ordering Code797
Test NameAndrostenedione
Preferred SpecimenSerum
No gel barrier tubes.
Preferred ContainerPlain (Red)
Other Specimen/ContainerPlasma in EDTA, K2 (Lavender), Plasma in Lithium Heparin (Green), Plasma in Sodium Heparin (Green)
Optimum Volume1 mL
Collection InstructionsDo Not use SST
Do Not use PST
Morning specimen preferred
Transport RequirementsOahu: Refrigerated
Airline: Refrigerated
Specimen StabilityAmbient: 2 Weeks
Refrigerated: 4 Weeks
Frozen: 2 Years
Rejection CriteriaGel barrier tube
Avail. StatNO
Analytic TimeUp to 6 Days
MethodologyChromatography/Mass Spectrometry
Reference Lab Quest Diagnostic Lab-NI

Reference range(s)

The reference ranges listed below are valid on this date of April 25, 2024.
ComponentAgeMale NormMale Critical LowMale Critical HighFemale NormFemale Critical HighFemale Critical LowUnitsAdd'l info
AndrostenedioneALLSee report.