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Unit Code 9231:
17-Hydroxyprogesterone, Serum

Useful For

The analysis of 17-hydroxyprogesterone is 1 of the 3 analytes along

with cortisol and androstenedione, that constitutes the best screening

test for congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH), caused by either 11- or

21-hydroxylase deficiency.

 

Analysis for 17-hydroxyprogesterone is also useful as part of a

battery of tests to evaluate females with hirsutism or infertility.

Both can result from adult-onset CAH.

Method Name

Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS)

Reporting Name

17-Hydroxyprogesterone, S

Ordering Mnemonic

OHPG

Aliases

17 Alphahydroxyprogesterone

17 Hydroxy Progesterone, Serum

Hydroxyprogesterone

Progesterone, 17-Hydroxy

Soft-OHPG