WERF EPHect Standard Operating Procedures: Collection, processing, and storage of fluid biospecimens in endometriosis research
BRD ID: 582
Source: WERF Tier: SOP Number of times downloaded: 1629
Description
This document describes procedures for the isolation and storage of plasma from blood collected into EDTA or lithium-heparin tubes, and serum from blood collected with or without serum separator tubes (SST). The collection, processing and frozen storage of the following biospecimen types is also detailed: urine, saliva, endometrial fluid, peritoneal fluid, and menstrual effluent (blood). It is a product of the World Endometriosis Research Foundation (WERF) which also provides clinical questionnaires and surgical forms for the collection of data from women with endometriosis and can be found online at http://endometriosisfoundation.org/ephect/#2. Users are encouraged to provide feedback via the WERF website: http://endometriosisfoundation.org/ephect/#3.
Documents for Download
WERF-EPHect-SOP-Fluid-Collection-2014v1.pdf [Size: 329 KB]Biospecimens
- Fluid - Plasma
- Fluid - Serum
- Fluid - Urine
- Fluid - Saliva
- Fluid - Peritoneal Fluid
- Fluid - Blood
Diagnoses
- Endometriosis
- Normal
Topics
- Biospecimen Acquisition
- Biospecimen Processing
- Storage
Associated SOP Compendiums
- Biospecimen Acquisition
- Biospecimen Processing
- Storage