Follicle Stimulating Hormone, Serum
Ordering Recommendation
New York DOH Approval Status
Specimen Required
Serum separator tube or plasma separator tube. Also acceptable: Green (lithium heparin), Lavender (K2 EDTA or K3 EDTA), or Pink (K2 EDTA).
Pooled specimens must be all serum or all plasma. Allow specimen to clot completely at room temperature and separate serum or plasma from cells ASAP or within 2 hours of collection. Transfer 1 mL serum or plasma to an ARUP Standard Transport Tube. (Min: 0.3 mL)
Refrigerated.
Hemolyzed specimens.
After separation from cells: Ambient: 5 days; Refrigerated: 2 weeks; Frozen: 6 months
Methodology
Quantitative Electrochemiluminescent Immunoassay
Performed
Sun-Sat
Reported
Within 24 hours
Reference Interval
Effective December 1, 2014
Age |
Female |
Male |
---|---|---|
28 days-5 months | 0.2-14.2 IU/L | 0.2-4.1 IU/L |
6 months-2 years | 1.4-8.0 IU/L | 0.3-2.2 IU/L |
3-4 years | 0.6-5.0 IU/L | 0.3-2.3 IU/L |
5-6 years | 0.5-3.2 IU/L | 0.3-2.0 IU/L |
7-9 years | 0.4-4.4 IU/L | 0.3-2.6 IU/L |
10-12 years | 0.7-8.3 IU/L | 0.5-4.9 IU/L |
13-15 years | 1.0-9.1 IU/L | 1.1-7.4 IU/L |
16-17 years | 0.4-9.9 IU/L | 0.9-7.8 IU/L |
18 years and older | 1.5-12.4 IU/L | |
Follicular | 3.5-12.5 IU/L | |
Mid-cycle | 4.7-21.5 IU/L | |
Luteal | 1.7-7.7 IU/L | |
Postmenopausal | 25.8-134.8 IU/L | |
Tanner Stage I | 0.4-6.5 IU/L | 0.3-2.9 IU/L |
Tanner Stage II | 1.0-8.4 IU/L | 0.4-4.8 IU/L |
Tanner Stage III | 1.0-9.5 IU/L | 1.0-6.6 IU/L |
Tanner IV-V | 0.6-9.4 IU/L | 1.0-8.2 IU/L |
Interpretive Data
FDA
Note
Hotline History
CPT Codes
83001
Components
Component Test Code* | Component Chart Name | LOINC |
---|---|---|
0070055 | Follicle Stimulating Hormone | 15067-2 |
Aliases
- Follicle Stimulating Hormone
- Follicle-stimulating Hormone
- FSH
- Pituitary gonadotropins