Test    Androstenedione (A2)
   Department    Clinical Biochemistry, Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust
   (Sent to SAS Centre for Steroid Hormones, Leeds)
   Comment    -
   Sample type    Blood
   Sample tube    Serum (brown top) or lithium heparin plasma (orange top)
   
   Collection conditions    No restrictions
   Minimum volume    0.5 mL blood (100uL of serum absolute minimum)
   Reference ranges
   (adult)
   Male = 1.3 - 5.8 nmol/L (provisional)
   Female = 1.1 - 5.7 nmol/L (provisional)
   Reference ranges
   (paediatric)
   Pre-pubertal < 1.4 nmol/L
   Author    Dr Robert Lord (Consultant)
   Date    22.06.11
   Interpretation    http://www.clinbiochem.info/labandrostenedione1.2.pdf