Test directory: Pregnenolone

Ordering Code4362
Test NamePregnenolone
Preferred SpecimenSerum
Preferred ContainerPlain (Red)
Optimum Volume1 mL
Collection InstructionsPatient age & sex required on requisition.
Handling InstructionsImmediately refrigerate or freeze after processing.
Transport RequirementsOahu: Frozen
Airline: Frozen
Specimen StabilityAmbient: Not Stable
Refrigerated: 3 Days
Frozen: 14 Days -70 degrees C: 30 Days
Rejection CriteriaReceived ambient at reference laboratory, Serum collected in
SST tube
Avail. StatNO
Analytic Time7 Days
MethodologyLiquid Chromatography / Tandem Mass Spectrometry
Reference Lab Quest Diagnostic Lab-NI

Reference range(s)

The reference ranges listed below are valid on this date of April 16, 2024.
ComponentAgeMale NormMale Critical LowMale Critical HighFemale NormFemale Critical HighFemale Critical LowUnitsAdd'l info
PregnenoloneALLSee report.