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: Note new reference ranges from 14/11/22: Male: 13 – 90 nmol/L; Female: 17 – 136 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