Test Code: Prog Preferred Name Progesterone
Results Avail After Hours: Yes
Urgent: 2 hours
Test Frequency: Weekdays Only
Routine: 6 hours (Weekdays)
MBS Status: Medicare Item
Min. Re-Test Interval: N/A
Public price:
Test Tubes
Image Specimen Type Specimen Volume Tube Type
Blood (adult) 4 mL SST with gel 8.5 mL (Dark Yellow Top)
Blood (paediatric) 1 mL 2x SST with gel 600 uL Paed (Red or Yellow top)
Blood (neonatal) 500 µL SST with gel 600 uL Paed (Red or Yellow top)
COLLECTION NOTES
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GENERAL NOTES
APPLICATION: Investigation of infertility. INTERPRETATION: Failure of progesterone levels to increase in the latter part of the menstrual cycle indicates an anovulatory cycle or corpus luteum inadequacy.