We didn’t invent the lab test,
We simply perfected it.
Back FSH & LH | |
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| Test Code: 5239 | Specimen Collection: Serum |
| Component: FSH, LH | Method: IA |
| Collection Notes: | |
| Clinical Utility: FSH is useful in the differential diagnosis of gonadal and pituitary insufficiency. LH is used mainly to evaluate normalcy of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis. LH measurement is used also in the diagnosis and treatment of infertility in women. Decreased LH levels are associated with primary ovarian hyperfunction in females and primary hypergonadism in males. | |
| CPT Code: 83001, 83002 | Testing Location: AML |
SPECIMEN/STABILITY TYPETemperature:Serum (1 mL) Ambient 72 Hours Refrigerated 72 Hours Frozen >72 Hours | |