Test Code LAB2333 SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN
Performing Laboratory
Mohawk Valley Health System Laboratory
Day(s) Performed
Performed: Daily
Routine TAT: Same Day
Available as a STAT test
Specimen Collection and Handling
Collect mint green top lithium heparin plasma separator tube (PST), gold top serum separator tube (SST), or red top (serum).
For patients receiving therapy with high doses of biotin (> 5 mg/day), no sample should be taken until at least 8 hours after the last biotin administration.Storage
Serum and plasma are stable for 6 days at 2-8 °C and 30 days at less than or equal to -20 °C.