Test Name: PROLACTIN
Test Code: 2127530
Alias:
LAB531
CPT Code(s):
84146  
Preferred Specimen:
1.0 mL serum
Container:
SST (gold)
Alternate Container:

Lithium Heparin (lt green)

 
Minimum Volume:
0.3 mL
Collection Instructions:

Fasting specimens are preferred.

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 plasma into a properly labeled transfer tube.
Transport Temperature:
Refrigerated
Stability:

Room Temperature: 5 days

Refrigerated: 14 days
Schedule:
Set up Daily; Results in 24-48 hours
Method:

Electrochemiluminescence Immunoassay (ECLIA)
Clinical Significance:
Prolactin is secreted by the anterior pituitary gland and is required for normal breast development and lactation in women. Prolactin levels will rise throughout gestation. In the absence of breast feeding, prolactin levels will return to normal within three weeks after birth. Abnormally high levels of prolactin are often associated with female infertility, impotence and infertility in males, primary hypothyroidism, and pituitary tumors.
Use:

Updated 10/22/24

Reference Range Table

Result Units Gender Age Range
Prolactin
ng/mL
Female
0 Year - 999 Year
4.79-23.30
Prolactin
ng/mL
Male
0 Year - 999 Year
4.04-15.20

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