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17-OH progesterona - Results

Nombres alternativos

17-hidroxiprogesterona ; Progesterona 17-OH

Valores normales:

Los valores normales y anormales difieren para los bebés nacidos con bajo peso. En general, los resultados normales son los siguientes

Sangre del cordón: 1,000-3,000 ng/dL
>24 horas: menos de 100 ng/dL
Adultos: menos de 200 ng/dL

Nota: ng/dL = nanogramos por decilitro.

Nota: los rangos de los valores normales pueden variar ligeramente entre diferentes laboratorios. Hable con el médico acerca del significado de los resultados específicos de su examen.

Los ejemplos anteriores muestran las mediciones comunes para los resultados de estas pruebas. Algunos laboratorios usan diferentes medidas o podrían evaluar diferentes muestras.

Significado de los resultados anormales:

Los niveles altos de 17-OH progesterona pueden deberse a:

En bebés con HSC, los niveles de 17- OH progesterona van de 2,000 a 40,000 ng/dL. En los adultos, un nivel superior a 200 ng/dL puede deberse a hiperplasia suprarrenal no clásica.

Reviewed last on: 5/31/2011
Linda Vorvick, MD, Medical Director, MEDEX Northwest Division of Physician Assistant Studies, University of Washington School of Medicine; and Susan Storck, MD, FACOG, Chief, Eastside Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound, Bellevue, Washington; Clinical Teaching Faculty, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Fritz MA, Speroff L. Normal and abnormal sexual development. In: Speroff L, Fritz MA, eds. Clinical Gynecologic Endocrinology and Infertility. 8th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2011:chap 9.

Lambert SM, Vilain EJ, Kolon TF. A practical approach to ambiguous genitalia in the newborn period. Urol Clin North Am. 2010; 37(2):195-205.

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