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Test Code DHES1 Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate, Serum


Specimen Required


Collection Container/Tube:

Preferred: Serum gel

Acceptable: Red top

Submission Container/Tube: Plastic vial

Specimen Volume: 0.6 mL

Collection Instructions: Centrifuge and aliquot serum into a plastic vial.


Specimen Type

Serum

Specimen Minimum Volume

0.5 mL

Specimen Stability Information

Specimen Type Temperature Time Special Container
Serum Refrigerated (preferred) 14 days
  Frozen  30 days
  Ambient  7 days

Reject Due To

Gross hemolysis Reject
Gross lipemia OK
Gross icterus OK

Reference Values

MALES

1-14 days: DHEA-S levels in newborns are very elevated at birth but will fall to prepubertal levels within a few days.

Tanner Stages* 

Mean

Age

Reference Range (mcg/dL)

Stage I

>14 days

11-120

Stage II

11.5 years

14-323

Stage III

13.6 years

5.5-312

Stage IV

15.1 years

29-412

Stage V

18.0 years

104-468

*Puberty onset (transition from Tanner stage I to Tanner stage II) occurs for boys at a median age of 11.5 (±) 2 years. For boys, there is no proven relationship between puberty onset and body weight or ethnic origin. Progression through Tanner stages is variable. Tanner stage V (adult) is usually reached by age 18.

18-30 years: 105-728 mcg/dL

31-40 years: 57-522 mcg/dL

41-50 years: 34-395 mcg/dL

51-60 years: 20-299mcg/dL

61-70 years: 12-227 mcg/dL

≥71 years: 6.6-162 mcg/dL

FEMALES

1-14 days: DHEA-S levels in newborns are very elevated at birth but fall to prepubertal levels within a few days.

Tanner Stages* 

Mean

Age

Reference Range (mcg/dL)

Stage I

>14 days

16-96

Stage II

10.5 years

22-184

Stage III

11.6 years

11-296

Stage IV

12.3 years

17-343

Stage V

14.5 years

57-395

*Puberty onset (transition from Tanner stage I to Tanner stage II) occurs for girls at a median age of 10.5 (±) 2 years. There is evidence that it may occur up to 1 year earlier in obese girls and in African American girls. Progression through Tanner stages is variable. Tanner stage V (adult) is usually reached by age 18.

18-30 years: 83-377 mcg/dL

31-40 years: 45-295 mcg/dL

41-50 years: 27-240 mcg/dL

51-60 years: 16-195 mcg/dL

61-70 years: 9.7-159

≥71 years: 5.3-124 mcg/dL

Day(s) Performed

Monday through Friday

Report Available

1 to 3 days

Specimen Retention Time

14 days

Performing Laboratory

Mayo Clinic Laboratories in Rochester

CPT Code Information

82627