Sample type: Serum
Test name: SHBG a.k.a. Sex Hormone Binding Globulin
Condition / Indication: Endocrine
Special precautions & notes: If testosterone is also requested on the same sample as SHBG the result includes calculated Free Androgen Index (Females) and calculated Free Testosterone (Males)
Reference range: Male: 13 – 90 nmol/L;
Female aged 14-17 years: 18-96 nmol/L
Female aged 18-46 years: 18–136 nmol/L
Female aged ≥47 years: 17–125 nmol/L
Container: Serum (Gold top)
Ideal volume (mL): 5 mL
Referred outside NBT for analysis? No
Discipline: Clinical Biochemistry
Section: Automated Laboratory
Turnaround time: 7 days