Sensitive Oestradiol
Oestradiol is one of the three oestrogen hormones - oestrone, oestriol and estradiol. Estrone is the least abundant.
| Tube | Serum Gel |
|---|---|
| ID | 12680 |
| Availability | Weekly |
| Additional Information | Suspected precocious puberty in females. Confirmation of oestrogen >150 pmol/L in men and postmenopausal women. This test is only available for the analysis of oestrogen in children, adult males and post-menopausal women. Please contact the steroid laboratory Ext: 67043 for further information. |
| Turn Around | 21 days |
| Send to | Specialist Laboratory Medicine Block 46 St James hospital Beckett Street Leeds LS9 7TF |
| Contact | 01132067043 |
| Advice | 01132064717, stephen.gibbons@nhs.net |
| Collection Con | Instructions for lab staff: Consult a BMS if sample older than 24hrs. Centrifuge the sample and separate the serum. Store in freezer Minimum volume: 0.6 mL serum |
| Ref. Range (Male) | <150 |
| Ref. Range (Female) | Pre menopausal: 200 |
| Units | pmol/L |
| IP Routine TAT | 21 days |
| GP Acute TAT | 21 days |
| GP Routine TAT | 21 days |
| Telepath | LOESE / JOESE |
| ICE Codes | LOESE / JOESE |
