| Test | SHBG |
| Department | Clinical Biochemistry, Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust (Samples analysed at Barnsley) |
| Comment | Usually requested with testosterone |
| Sample type | Blood |
| Sample tube | Serum (brown top) or lithium heparin plasma (orange top) |
| Collection conditions | No special requiremements |
| Minimum volume | 0.5 ml blood (100ul of serum absolute minimum) |
| Reference ranges (adult) |
Male = 17 - 66 nmol/L Female = 28 - 146 nmol/L |
| Reference ranges (paediatric) |
Neonatal values tend to be lower than in adults Higher values seen in children in first 6 yrs |
| Author | Dr Robert Lord (Consultant) |
| Date | 02.09.10 |
| Interpretation | http://www.clinbiochem.info/labshbg3.0.pdf |
