Specimen Requirements
Title
17-Hydroxyprogesterone, Alpha
Specimen Requirement
Methodology
Stability
ROOM TEMP UNACCEPTABLE; REFRIGERATED 7 DAYS
Reference Range
BY REPORT
Turnaround
2-4 DAYS PERFORMED MON, THURS
Clinical Use
Markedly elevated in patients with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (adrenogenital syndrome) due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency; evaluate hirsutism and/or infertility; assess certain adrenal or ovarian tumors with endocrine activity
Test Code
17OPW