Recommendations when to order or not order the test. May include related or preferred tests.
Use to evaluate estrogen status in children, cisgender males, and postmenopausal cisgender females. Most useful when low estrogen concentrations are expected, regardless of the patient’s sex assigned at birth.
Mnemonic
Unique test identifier.
EST FR TMS
Methodology
Process(es) used to perform the test.
Quantitative High Performance Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry
Performed
Days of the week the test is performed.
Sun-Sat
Reported
Expected turnaround time for a result, beginning when ARUP has received the specimen.
1-4 days
New York DOH Approval Status
Indicates test has been approved by the New York State Department of Health.
This test is New York DOH approved.
Specimen Required
Patient Preparation
Collect
Serum separator tube, lavender (EDTA), pink (K2EDTA), or green (sodium or lithium heparin).
Specimen Preparation
Separate serum or plasma from cells within 2 hours of collection. Transfer 0.5 mL serum or plasma to an ARUP Standard Transport Tube. (Min 0.3 mL)
Storage/Transport Temperature
Refrigerated.
Unacceptable Conditions
Remarks
Stability
After separation from cells: Ambient: 48 hours; Refrigerated: 1 week; Frozen: 1 month
Reference Interval
Normal range/expected value(s) for a specific disease state. May also include abnormal ranges.
Males less than 7.0 pg/mL less than 11.0 pg/mL 1.0-31.0 pg/mL 2.0-30.0 pg/mL
Females less than 27.0 pg/mL 1.0-39.0 pg/mL 8.0-117.0 pg/mL 4.0-109.0 pg/mL
Age Group 7-9 10-12 13-15 16-17
Males less than 7.0 pg/mL less than 11.0 pg/mL 1.0-30.0 pg/mL 1.0-32.0 pg/mL
Females less than 20.0 pg/mL 1.0-40.0 pg/mL 8.0-105.0 pg/mL 4.0-133.0 pg/mL
Reference Intervals for Estrone-Adults
Females 18 Years and Older
Males 18 Years and Older
Premenopausal: Early Follicular: less than 150.0 pg/mL Late Follicular: 100.0-250.0 pg/mL Luteal: less than 200.0 pg/mL
9.0-36.0 pg/mL
Postmenopausal: 3.0-32.0 pg/mL
Estrogens Total Calculation
Reference Intervals of Estrogens
Tanner Stages: I II III IV and V
Males 1.0-11.0 1.0-19.0 3.0-61.0 4.0-62.0
Females 1.0-86.0 3.0-169.0 23.0-351.0 8.0-341.0
Age Group: 7-9 10-12 13-15 16-17
Males less than 10.0 1.0-19.0 3.0-62.0 4.0-64.0
Females 1.0-48.0 2.0-116.0 15.0-333.0 6.0-354.0
Reference Intervals of Estrogens of Adults
Females 18 Years or Older
Males 18 Years or Older
Total Estrogens (estrone+ estradiol) pg/mL
Total Estrogens (estrone+ estradiol) pg/mL
Pre-menopausal: Early Follicular: 30.0-250.0 Late Follicular: 200.0-650.0 Luteal: 50.0-350.0
19.0-69.0
Post-menopausal: 5.0-52.0
Interpretive Data
Background information for test. May include disease information, patient result explanation, recommendations, details of testing, associated diseases, explanation of possible patient results.
For a complete set of all established reference intervals, refer to ltd.aruplab.com/Tests/Pub/0093248.
This test was developed and its performance characteristics determined by ARUP Laboratories. It has not been cleared or approved by the US Food and Drug Administration. This test was performed in a CLIA certified laboratory and is intended for clinical purposes.
Compliance Category
Laboratory Developed Test (LDT)
Note
Additional information related to the test.
Hotline History
N/A
CPT Codes
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