| Test Name: |
PROGESTERONE |
| Test Code: |
2127521 |
| Alias: |
LAB529
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| CPT Code(s): |
84144
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| Preferred Specimen: |
1.0 mL serum |
| Container: |
SST (gold) |
| Alternate Container: |
Lithium Heparin (Lt green)
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| Minimum Volume: |
0.3 mL serum or plasma
This volume does not allow for repeat testing. |
| Collection Instructions: |
Allow specimen to completely clot (this can take up to 60 minutes). Centrifuge for 15 minutes. If the specimen is collected in an anticoagulant tube without a gel barrier, centrifuge and transfer the plasma into a properly labeled transfer tube. Specify specimen type (serum or plasma) on transfer tube.
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| Transport Temperature: |
Refrigerated |
| Stability: |
Room temperature: 1 day
Refrigerated: 5 days
Frozen: 6 months |
| Schedule: |
Set up Daily; Results in 24-48 hours |
| Method: |
Electrochemiluminescence Immunoassay (ECLIA) |
| Clinical Significance: |
In general, increasing progesterone levels are indicative of viable pregnancies. Testing is also done to help determine the cause of infertility, track ovulation, to help determine ectopic or failing pregnancy, and to help diagnose the cause of abnormal uterine bleeding. |
| Use: |
Updated 02/17/22 |
| Reference Ranges: |
Follicular phase 0.06 - 0.89 ng/mL
Ovulation phase 0.12 - 12.0 ng/mL
Luteal phase 1.83 - 23.9 ng/mL
Postmenopausal < 0.05 - 0.13 ng/mL
Healthy pregnant women:
1st Trimester 11.0 - 44.3 ng/mL
2nd Trimester 25.4 - 83.3 ng/mL
3rd Trimester 58.7 - 214 ng/mL
Males: 0.00 - 0.15 ng/mL |
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