Alberta Precision Laboratories

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Organization:

Alberta Precision Laboratories

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Test Name/Synonym:

Testosterone, Total

Clinical Indications:

This test is useful in the diagnosis of hypogonadism in males, androgen overproduction in females, and delayed or precocious puberty in children.

LABID (Connect Care):

LAB124

Specimen Type:

Blood

Primary Container:

Calgary Zone, South Zone: MINT LIHEP PST
Edmonton Zone: GOLD SST

Alternate Containers:

Calgary Zone, South Zone: GOLD SST
Edmonton Zone: MINT LIHEP PST

Minimum Collection Volume:

0.5 mL plasma or serum

Specimen Collection Requirements:

For sites that refer specimens to the Diagnostic and Scientific Centre or Edmonton Base Lab, see Testosterone (AM, PM or Random), serum in the former DynaLIFE Medical Labs Test Directory or contact Specimen Control at 1-800-661-9876.

Test Resources:

Biotin Interference

General Laboratory Requisition – 21302

Calgary Zone: Microcollection Minimum Whole Blood Volumes

Processing:

For testing sent to Edmonton: Centrifuge and aliquot serum or plasma. Freeze if specimen will not be received by Edmonton University of Alberta Hospital within 40 hours of collection.

Method and Interpretation of Results:

Testosterone exhibits diurnal variation in adult males.
Values are highest in the morning, with decreases up to 25% later in the day.
The amplitude of diurnal variation decreases with age, with patients aged greater than 70 showing an approximate 10% decrease.
Diurnal variation of testosterone in females is not well defined in the literature, but similar variation may be expected in pre-menopausal women.
Reference: Brambilla, DJ, Matsumoto, AM, Araujo, AB, McKinlay, JB. The Effect of Diurnal Variation on Clinical Measurement of Serum Testosterone and Other Sex Hormone Levels in Men. J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. 2009. 94(3):907-913.

Testing Schedule:

Calgary Zone, South Zone: Daily
Edmonton Zone: Monday to Friday

Reference Interval:

Age	Gender	nmol/L
0 up to 6 months	Female	Less than 2.0
0 up to 6 months	Male and Unknown	Less than 19.0
6 months up to 11 years	Male, Female and Unknown	Less than 0.2
11 Years up to 18 years	Female	Less than 1.8
11 Years up to 15 years	Male and Unknown	Less than 20.0
15 Years up to 18 years	Male and Unknown	4.0 - 27.0
18 years up to Unspecified	Female	Less than 2.0
18 years up to Unspecified	Male and Unknown	8.0 - 35.0

Testing Area:

Biochemistry

Performing Site:

Calgary Zone	Diagnostic and Scientific Centre
Central Zone	Referred to the Diagnostic and Scientific Centre or Edmonton Base Lab
Edmonton Zone:	Edmonton Base Lab University of Alberta Hospital
North Zone	Referred to Edmonton Base Lab
South Zone	Medicine Hat Regional Hospital Referred to Diagnostic and Scientific Centre

Last Updated On:

Friday, November 3, 2023