Specimen: 2 mL (1 mL min.) Serum from 1 SST. Ship refrigerated or frozen.

Stability (Room): 6 hrs

Stability (Refrigerated): 1 week

Stability (Frozen): 2 weeks

Method: CLIA

Comment: Also see MATERNAL SERUM SCREEN 2.

Price: Contact Medilab

Turnaround time (TAT): Daily

Usage: Maternal serum Free beta HCG assessment between 9-13 weeks, has significant utility in first Trimester Prenatal Screening for Down Syndrome and other chromosomal anomalies. This test also helps in the diagnosis and monitoring of Trophoblastic diseases and certain Testicular tumors where ratio of Free beta HCG to Total HCG is high. Some tumors secrete only free beta HCG and virtually no Total HCG is detected.

Specialty: Gynecologist

Disease: Prenatal Diagnosis

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Home Collection: Available

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Pre-test Information: No special preparation required