OB/GYN Discussion Thread
in Women's Health ·
On the left, you have FSH and LH—those are your gonadotropins.
Basically, FSH handles follicle maturation, while LH is what triggers ovulation. On the right side, you'll see the standard reference ranges—different units are used depending on the specific hormone, but these are the usual benchmarks.
If you ask me, looking at those first two numbers, it’s pretty clear your body isn't pumping out enough of the hormones needed to trigger ovulation—meaning you aren't ovulating regularly. To fix that, your doctor will probably put you on some birth control pills to essentially "override" your natural cycle and create an artificial one. Honestly, it's nothing to worry about.
You should definitely read up on this; I actually just finished a university paper on this exact topic recently.
http://www.vivo.colostate.edu/hbooks...pit/lhfsh.html
I don't have time to go through everyone else's results right now, but from what I can see, yours are closer to the normal range than most.
Basically, FSH handles follicle maturation, while LH is what triggers ovulation. On the right side, you'll see the standard reference ranges—different units are used depending on the specific hormone, but these are the usual benchmarks.
If you ask me, looking at those first two numbers, it’s pretty clear your body isn't pumping out enough of the hormones needed to trigger ovulation—meaning you aren't ovulating regularly. To fix that, your doctor will probably put you on some birth control pills to essentially "override" your natural cycle and create an artificial one. Honestly, it's nothing to worry about.
You should definitely read up on this; I actually just finished a university paper on this exact topic recently.
http://www.vivo.colostate.edu/hbooks...pit/lhfsh.html
I don't have time to go through everyone else's results right now, but from what I can see, yours are closer to the normal range than most.
darkmaker said:Because my cycles have been so irregular, my OB-GYN sent me to get my hormone levels checked... I got the results back today, but my appointment isn't until next week, so I was wondering if anyone knows what this means... It clearly looks like some kind of hormonal imbalance (since some are low and others are high), and a friend told me they'll probably just prescribe me some pills, just like they did for her....
FSH 2..... (31 - 134 IU/L)
LH 11..... (9 - 75 IU/L)
E2 346.....(389 - 984 pmol/L)
Pg 11,6 ...(16,2 - 76,3 nmol/L)
PRL 21.....(5 - 30 µg/L)
T 2,5...... (0,7 - 2,5 nmol/L)
free T 37,4....(0,19 - 8,9 pmol/L)
DHEA-S 6.....(0,95 - 11,67 µmol/L)
A4 12,2....(2 - 9,25 nmol/L)
SHBG 46...(20 - 118 nmol/L)