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hCG, Total with HAMA Treatment
Test Code19720
Preferred Specimen
Red Top
Minimum Volume
1 mL
Transport Temperature
Room temperature
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 7 days
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 28 days
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 28 days
Methodology
Immunoassay (IA)
Setup Schedule
A.M. Sets up 5 days a week.
Reference Range
| hCG, Total, Quantitative HAMA Treated | See below | |||
| hCG, Total, Quantitative Untreated | ||||
| Males: | <5 mIU/mL | |||
| Females: | ||||
| Non-pregnant or Premenopausal: | <5 mIU/mL | |||
| Postmenopausal: | <10 mIU/mL | |||
Clinical Significance
Precision in the estimation of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) is crucial to the follow-up of subjects with chorionic tumors. The preincubation of samples to remove HAMA immunoglobulins provides a way to ensure that an otherwise unsuspected change in hCG concentration will not be interpreted as either a false positive or false negative.
