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Progesterone
Test Code2569
Preferred Specimen
One 4 mL serum separator tube or plasma separator tube. Also acceptable: lavender (K3EDTA) and green (sodium or lithium heparin).
Minimum Volume
1 mL serum or plasma at 2-8°C. (Min: 0.5 mL) Submit specimen in an ARUP Standard Transport Tube.
Transport Temperature
1 mL serum or plasma at 2-8°C. (Min: 0.5 mL) Submit specimen in an ARUP Standard Transport Tube.
Specimen Stability
After separation from cells: Ambient: 8 hours; Refrigerated: 4 days; Frozen: 3 months
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Specimens submitted in lt. blue (sodium citrate), or gray (sodium fluoride/potassium oxalate) transport tubes.
Methodology
Electrochemiluminescent Immunoassay
Setup Schedule
Sun-Sat
Report Available
Within 24 hours
Limitations
Allow specimen to clot completely at room temperature before centrifuging. Separate serum or plasma from cells ASAP.
