Collection:

FOLLICLE STIMLATING HORMONE (FSH)

TEST	:	FSH
OTHER NAME	:	• Follicle-Stimulating Hormone • Follitropin
PATIENTS PREPARATION	:	No FAsting (FOOD AND DRINKS ALLOWED)
INTENDED USE	:	• Helps diagnose menstrual disorders and precocious pregnancy. • For men and woman,it is part of infertility workup and pituitary or gonodal disorders. • May be ordered when a woman's menstrual cycle has stopped or become irregular, to determine if the woman has entered menopause. • In children, may be ordered when a boy or girl does not appear to be entering puberty at an approriate age.
SPECIMEN	:	Serum
VOLUME	:	1-3mL
SPECIMEN CONTAINER	:	Red or Gold tube
NORMAL RANGE	:	Female Folicular phase: 3.50-12.50 mIU/mL Ovulation phase: 4.70 - 21.50 mIU/mL Luteal phase: 1.70 - 7.70 mIU/mL Post menopause: 25.80 - 134.80 mIU/mL Male: 1.50 - 12.40 mIU/mL Children: (<10 Y/O): <3.00 mIU/mL