The University of Iowa (UIHC)
Department of Pathology
LABORATORY SERVICES HANDBOOK

5-a-Dihydrotestosterone
Order Code: DHTST
Epic Lab Code: LAB7288
Order Form: A-1a Miscellaneous Request or Epic Req 		  Commercial "Mail-out" Laboratory
6240 RCP
356-3527 
Specimen:
 
Serum
Collection Medium:
Red top tube 


Minimum:


Preferred Minimum:  1 mL
Absolute Minimum: 0.6 mL


Rejection Criteria:


Hemolyzed or lipemic specimens.


Analytic Time:


5 days upon receipt at reference laboratory


Reference Range:


Females:
Neonate full term (0 days-6 days): 20.0-150.0 pg/mL
1 week-9 years: 0-49.9 pg/mL
10-49 years: 50.0-170.0 pg/mL
50 years and older: 4.0-71 pg/mL

Males:
Neonate full term (0 days-6 days): 50.0-600.0 pg/mL
1 week-6 months: 120.0-850.0 pg/mL
7 months-9 years: 0-49.9 pg/mL
10-19 years: 0-553.0 pg/mL
20-49 years: 155-553 pg/mL
50 years and older: 36-573 pg/mL


Methodology:


Radioimmunoassay


CPT Code:


82651




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Updated: 09/23/2009

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