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Serum progesterone





Serum progesterone

Alternative Names:

Progesterone - serum
What the risks are:
  • excessive bleeding
  • fainting or feeling lightheaded
  • hematoma (blood accumulating under the skin)
  • infection (a slight risk any time the skin is broken)
  • multiple punctures to locate veins

Special considerations:

Veins and arteries vary in size from one patient to another and from one side of the body to the other. Obtaining a blood sample from some people may be more difficult than from others.


References:
Reference ARUP Laboratories. Available at: http://www.aruplab.com/guides/clt/tests/clt_160b.jsp#2383921. Accessed May 23, 2005.


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