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It will also cause their urine to be bright yellow for 1 to 2 days. These changes will not be permanent.
Using the dilators may be uncomfortable but should not be painful and there may be occasional spotting at first.
Please be aware that it may not be possible to obtain a clear image and we will unfortunately not be able to spend extra time scanning in order to obtain
Who will be doing the biopsy?
They may also be triggered by specific actions such as coughing or passing urine.
Patients may be referred to group sessions if therapists feel this would be beneficial.
Your catheter will be removed and you will be asked to drink to fill your bladder.
will not be accepted.
As such, these samples will not be processed.
For a sample to be treated as urgent the laboratory must be notified on Cheltenham 4219.
How will my hospital stay be affected?
You may be invited to attend a Pre-admission Clinic where you will be seen by a nurse and a doctor.
The privacy of staff should be respected and they should be able to fulfil their job without being recorded.
Diagnosis of CAH Samples should be taken at least 48 hours after birth or levels will be falsely raised.
Please contact the laboratory if in doubt as sample integrity may be affected. Leaking samples may not be processed.
For a sample to be treated as urgent the laboratory must be notified on Cheltenham 0300 422 4219.
Lesions should be scraped with a blunt scalpel blade. Material should be taken from any discoloured, dystrophic or brittle parts of the nail.
From these results the free androgen index (FAI) can then be calculated to give an estimate of bioavailable testosterone.
Any sample displaying these factors cannot be processed and will be rejected.