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Laboratory Information

Test Name

Progesterone

External Price (excl. GST)

10.51

Specimen Collection

Adult Specimen

Heparin (light green), SST (gold)

Paediatric Specimen

0.4 mL heparin plasma or serum

Test Information

Department

Biochemistry

Test Availability

Mon - Sun, 24hrs

Laboratory Turnaround Time

3 hrs

Method

Cobas Pro ECLIA

Unit of measurement

nmol/L

Reference interval

Females

0 - 6   nmol/L Ovulation unlikely
6 - 25 nmol/L Ovulation possible, depending on time of sampling.
> 25   nmol/L Ovulation confirmed.
< 2     nmol/L Pre-pubertal or postmenopausal

Males < 2 nmol/L

Minimum Volume

0.2 mL heparin plasma or serum.

Electronic Information

Registration Code

PROG

HL7 mapping code

$PROG

LOINC Code

14890-8

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