Test    Prolactin
   Department    Clinical Biochemistry, Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust
   Comment    Common cause of high result = medication
   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        = 0 - 373 mIU/L
   Female   = 0 - 646 mIU/L
   Reference ranges
   (paediatric)		    -
   Author    Dr Robert Lord (Consultant)
   Date    04.05.11
   Interpretation    http://www.clinbiochem.info/labprolactin2.1.pdf