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Collect
either serum or plasma.
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Please
send us serum (or plasma) only, no red blood cells, in a
clean, labeled vial.
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Serum
Separator tubes are not recommended.
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A volume
of 2 ml is sufficient for most assays.
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FSH and
LH require at least 3 ml.
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Sera or
plasma should be harvested as soon as possible.
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Hemolysis
should be minimal.
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If you
can not separate the serum from the red cells,
you should ship it as quickly as possible using a cold pack to prevent
hemolysis.
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It is
not necessary to send a cold pack if sending serum.
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Include
a completed Hormone Assay
Request Form.
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Please
put up to five samples per form when submitting multiple samples
in the same shipment.
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We will
contact you by fax or phone with the results as they are completed.
Most assays are completed the day we receive the sample.
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When sendig
samples from a foreign country, please include our Import Permit.
