Testosterone – Total (Blood)

Testing Laboratory

Department

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Delphic Registration Code (Alpha Code)

TES

Test Code (Numeric Code)

7285

Synonyms

Testosterone

Specimen Type

• Plasma
• Serum

Specimen Requirements

Tube/Container Type:

Preferred

• SST II (Gold Cap)

Acceptable

• Lithium Heparin - Non-gel (Green Cap)
• Plain (Red Top)

Often requested in conjunction with sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG) to calculate free testosterone

Minimum volume: 0.5ml serum.

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