Systematic Reduction in Estradiol and Testosterone Measurements due to Serum Separator Gel in Blood Collection Tubes: Implications for At-Home Fertility Testing
Capillary blood collection tubes with gel systematically lower E2 and T measurements, showing discrepancies with venous blood collection tubes. These effects did not impact other analytes.
Authors
- Timothy Woolley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6728-8174)
- Adrian Timpson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0292-8729)
- Natalie Getreu
- Tharni Vasavan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3433-9681)
- Helen C. O’Neill (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3481-3459)
Institutions
- University College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journal of Applied Laboratory Medicine
- Published
- 2025-05-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jalm/jfaf040
- Primary Topic
- Clinical Laboratory Practices and Quality Control
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00