Test    Testosterone
   Department    Clinical Biochemistry, Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust
   (Samples analysed at Barnsley)
   Comment    Paediatric requests analysed at  Leeds
   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 = 8.4 - 28.7 nmol/L
   Female = 0.5 - 2.6 nmol/L
   Post menopausal = 0 - 1.8 nmol/L (Leeds)
   Reference ranges
   (paediatric)		    Male 6 months - 8 yrs         < 0.9 nmol/L   (Leeds)
   Female 0 - 8yrs                   < 0.9 nmol/L   (Leeds)
   Author    Dr Robert Lord (Consultant)
   Date    23.03.11
   Interpretation    http://www.clinbiochem.info/labtestosterone2.2.pdf