Progesterone

Overview

  • EPIC Code:
  • LAB529
  • Soft Test Code:
  • PROGS
Alternate Names
  • P4
  • PROGO

Specimen Collection & Preparation

Patient Preparation

Patient should discontinue taking Biotin, Vitamin B7, or Vitamin H 48 hours before getting blood drawn.


Specimen Requirements:

-OR-

1.0 mL Serum in a SST Gold Top Tube
Minimum Volume:
0.25 mL Serum*

* This volume does not allow for repeat testing

Transport and Storage:
  • Ambient (18-24°C): 24 Hours
  • Refrigerated (2-8°C): 5 Days
  • Frozen (-20° C or colder): 6 Months

Clinical Interpretation

Reference Range:

Healthy Men:

< 0.05 - 0.15 ng/mL 

Healthy Women :

Follicular phase 0.06 - 0.89 ng/mL 
Ovulation phase 0.12 - 12.00 ng/mL
Luteal phase 1.83 - 23.9 ng/mL
Postmenopause 0.05 - 0.13 ng/mL 

 

Healthy Pregnant Women:

1st trimester 11.0 - 44.3 ng/mL 
2nd trimester 25.4 - 83.3 ng/mL
3rd trimester 58.7 - 214.0 ng/mL


Test Comments:

Patients taking vitamin supplements containing high doses of biotin (> 5 mg/day) may have falsely increased test results generated.


Methodology:
  • Electrochemiluminescence (ECLIA)
Documentation

Patients undergoing DHEA supplementation as a part of an IVF treatment plan may have falsely elevated progesterone values.  An alternate method such as Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectroscopy (LC/MS) should be used to measure progesterone concentrations in these patients.


Production Schedule

Sites Performed
  • Parkview Regional Medical Center
Days Performed
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Departments
  • Chemistry
Turn Around Time

Same Day/1 to 2 days


Coding & Compliance

CDM

01423992


CPT Coding

84144