Oestradiol is one of the three oestrogen hormones – oestrone, oestriol and estradiol. Estrone is the least abundant.
Tube
01 (SE) – 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, [email protected]
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
Sample Req
Blood
Ref. Range (Male)
<150
Ref. Range (Female)
Pre-menopausal: 200
Units
pmol/L