Prolactin — lab reference
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M 18-30: 105-728; F 18-30: 83-377. Values decline substantially with age.
Ask your clinician to read this result with estradiol, age, and cycle day.
The test method matters.
Surge timing produces a very wide range.
Ask your clinician to use exact assay cutoff and clinical indication.
Collect at a defined time. Assay-specific; dynamic testing may be required.
Your clinician may request a morning sample, collected and handled in a particular way, alongside a cortisol test.
Age, sex, nutrition, liver disease, diabetes, and assay matter.
Your lab may use its own range. Symptoms, medicines, and the types of white blood cells also matter.
Altitude, smoking, hydration, androgen therapy, and pregnancy may shift values.
Hydration and altitude are major modifiers. Ask your clinician to review alongside hemoglobin and RBC indices.
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