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. 2025 Mar 15;15(3):e095628. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-095628

Table 2. Hormone analyses at the Department of Growth and Reproduction, Rigshospitalet.

Hormone LOD Method/assay Manufacturer
Follicle-stimulating hormone 0.3 IU/L Chemiluminescence immunoassay Atellica, Siemens Healthineers, Tarrytown, NY, USA
Luteinising hormone 0.07 IU/L Chemiluminescence immunoassay Atellica, Siemens Healthineers, Tarrytown, NY, USA
Sex-hormone binding globulin 0.33 nmol/L Chemiluminescence immunoassay Access2, Beckman Coulter, Brea, CA, USA
Anti-Müllerian hormone 0.14 pmol/L Chemiluminescence immunoassay Access2, Beckman Coulter, Brea, CA, USA
Inhibin B 3 ng/L ELISA Immunotech, Beckman Coulter, Brea, CA, USA
Insulin-like growth factor (IGF) I 10 µg/L Chemiluminescence immunoassay iSYS, Immunodiagnostic Systems, Boldon, Tyne and Wear, UK
IGF-binding protein (IGF-BP) III 80 µg/L Chemiluminescence immunoassay iSYS, Immunodiagnostic Systems, Boldon, Tyne and Wear, UK
IGF I 80 µg/L LC/MS-MS In-house
IGF II 6 µg/L LC/MS-MS In-house
IGF-BP I 2 µg/L LC/MS-MS In-house
IGF-BP II 16 µg/L LC/MS-MS In-house
IGF-BP III 90 µg/L LC/MS-MS In-house
IGF-BP IV 20 µg/L LC/MS-MS In-house
IGF-BP V 18 µg/L LC/MS-MS In-house
IGF-BP VI 50 µg/L LC/MS-MS In-house
Acid-labile subunit 300 µg/L LC/MS-MS In-house
Insulin-like 3 10 pg/mL LC/MS-MS In-house
Dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate 4.51 nmol/L LC/MS-MS In-house
Testosterone 0.031 nmol/L LC/MS-MS In-house
17α-Hydroxy-progesterone 0.033 nmol/L LC/MS-MS In-house
Dehydroepiandrosterone 4.4 nmol/L LC/MS-MS In-house
Progesterone 0.036 nmol/L LC/MS-MS In-house
Estrone 2.9 pmol/L LC/MS-MS In-house
Estradiol 4.0 pmol/L LC/MS-MS In-house
Estrone sulphate 0.025 nmol/L LC/MS-MS In-house
Aldosterone 0.038 nmol/L LC/MS-MS In-house
Cortisone 0.64 nmol/L LC/MS-MS In-house
Cortisol 5.57 nmol/L LC/MS-MS In-house
21-deoxycortisol 0.035 nmol/L LC/MS-MS In-house
Corticosterone 0.22 nmol/L LC/MS-MS In-house
11-Deoxycortisol 0.042 nmol/L LC/MS-MS In-house
Androstenedione 0.031 nmol/L LC/MS-MS In-house
11-Deoxycorticosterone 0.029 nmol/L LC/MS-MS In-house
17-Hydroxypregnenolone 0.19 nmol/L LC/MS-MS In-house

LOD, limit of detection; LC/MS-MS, liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry