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FSH levels rise as you age. If your periods have become irregular and you have questions about menopause, your doctor may recommend FSH testing to gather more information on your hormone...
If a female has an FSH level of 30 IU/L or higher and has not had a period for a year, they have probably reached menopause. However, doctors do not require tests to diagnose menopause.
But sometimes, your healthcare professional may suggest blood tests to check your levels of: Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and estrogen (estradiol). FSH goes up and estrogen goes down during menopause.
Because your FSH levels rise when your ovaries stop producing enough estrogen, high FSH levels can signal that your body is entering menopause. We’ll now get slightly technical about what your results in this test mean for you.
25+: This is the FSH level that indicates menopause. Consistent FSH levels over 25 means you are likely in menopause and have depleted your ovarian reserve (which, remember, is totally normal and we’ll all reach this point eventually!).
On average, FSH levels are much higher in female individuals compared to males, with blood levels typically measuring between 0-4.0 mIU/mL before puberty, 0.3 to 10.0 mIU/mL during puberty, 4.7 to 21.5 mIU/mL during menstruating years, and 25.8 to 134.8 mIU/mL after menopause.
People AFAB naturally experience elevated FSH levels during menopause. This is normal. For children, higher levels of FSH and LH than expected based on age — in addition to the development of secondary sexual characteristics — are an indication of precocious (early) puberty .
In women, FSH helps manage the menstrual cycle and stimulates the ovaries to produce eggs. The test is used to help diagnose or evaluate: Menopause; Women who have polycystic ovary syndrome, ovarian cysts; Abnormal vaginal or menstrual bleeding; Problems becoming pregnant, or infertility; In men, FSH stimulates production of sperm.
FSH level >40 IU/L done at least 4 weeks apart is a reliable marker for menopause or impending menopause and associated with low estradiol levels. Anti-Mullerian hormone becomes undetectable, inhibin levels fall, and antral follicular count and ovarian volume decrease at menopause.
For women, your period has stopped or isn’t happening when it should. Menopause. The FSH test can help diagnose when women will naturally stop having their period, which usually happens after the...