Oestradiol is one of the three oestrogen hormones – oestrone, oestriol and estradiol. Oestrone is the least abundant.
Tube
01 (SE) – Serum Gel
ID
12680
Availability
Fortnightly
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 pubertal | |
| Oestradiol | <10 pmol/L |
| Post pubertal | |
| Follicular | 72 – 529 pmol/L |
| Ovulatory | 235 – 1309 pmol/L |
| Luteal | 205 – 786 pmol/L |
If patient on COCP, oestradiol results may be low / suppressed.
Units
pmol/L