Testosterone, Calculated Bioavailable

Specimen Tube Type Transport

Red top serum only

Container Whole Blood Required

3 mL filled tube or 6 mL tube

Critical Value

None

Summary Test Name

Testosterone, Calculated Bioavailable

Special Handling Instructions

No serum separator or gel tubes

Specimen Stability

Ambient 24 hours, refrigerated 1 week, frozen 6 months

Minimum Volume

0.8 mL

Specimen Preparation In House

Separate serum from cells as soon as possible or within 2 hours of collection

Stat Availability

No

Test Turnaround Time Routines And Stats

2-5 days, stat not available
Draw date: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday-Analysis date Thursday- result reported Friday
Draw date: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday-Analysis date Monday-Result reported Tuesday

Patient Preparation

Collect between 06:00 - 10:00 AM

Preferred Volume

1.0 mL

Reference Value

AGE	FEMALE ng/dl	MALE ng/dl
1-6 yo	less than 1.2	less than 1.2
7-9 yo	0.3-4.5	0.3-2.5
10-11 yo	0. 4-5.6	0.1-16.1
12-13 yo	1.5-16.9	1.3-259.2
14-15 yo	2.7-20.3	8.6-303.3
16-17 yo	3.0-25.7	31.5-458-1
18-30 yo	2.0-18.5	18 and older 117-612
31-40 yo	3.7-23.0
41-51 yo	2.5-14.9
postmenopausal	1.4-8.5
Tanner Stages
Stage I	0.3-5.0	0.3-11.7
Stage II	1.1-13.5	0.3-53.1
Stage III	3.4-25.2	1.7-266.4
Stage IV	2.5-35.1	36-436.5
Stage V	2.3-20.7	111.6-536-4

 

 

Test Results

ng/dL