Testosterone (TMS)
A major androgen hormone.
| Tube | Serum Gel |
|---|---|
| ID | 12689 |
| Availability | |
| Additional Information | Used to study hypo- and hyperandogenism in men and women and to assess pubertal status in children. Hirsutism, virilisation, menstrual irregularities, infertility, impotence, gynaecomastia, delayed puberty. Other tests such as gonadotrophins may aid in diagnosis. |
| Turn Around | 14 days |
| Send to | Specialist Laboratory Medicine Block 46 St James hospital Beckett Street Leeds LS9 7TF |
| Contact | 1132067043 |
| 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 |
| Ref. Range (Male) | 8-30 |
| Ref. Range (Female) | <1.8 |
| Ref. Range (Paed) | <0.9 |
| Units | nmol/L |
| IP Routine TAT | 14 days |
| GP Acute TAT | 14 days |
| GP Routine TAT | 14 days |
| Telepath | TSTM1J |
| ICE Codes | LTSTM |
