FSH
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Why the Test is Performed
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. The test is used to help diagnose or evaluate:
Problems becoming pregnant, or infertility
Men who do not have testicles or whose testicles are underdeveloped
In children, FSH is involved with the development of sexual features. The test is ordered for children:
Who develop sexual features at a very young age
Who are delayed in starting puberty
Normal Results
Normal FSH levels will differ, depending on a person’s age and sex.
Male:
Before puberty: 0 to 5.0 mIU/mL (0 to 5.0 IU/L)
During puberty: 0.3 to 10.0 mIU/mL (0.3 to 10.0 IU/L)
Adult: 1.5 to 12.4 mIU/mL (1.5 to 12.4 IU/L)
Female:
Before puberty: 0 to 4.0 mIU/mL (0 to 4.0 IU/L)
During puberty: 0.3 to 10.0 mIU/mL (0.3 to 10.0 IU/L)
Women who are still menstruating: 4.7 to 21.5 mIU/mL (4.5 to 21.5 IU/L)
After menopause: 25.8 to 134.8 mIU/mL (25.8 to 134.8 IU/L)
Normal value ranges may vary slightly among different laboratories. Some labs use different measurements or test different samples. Talk to your doctor about the meaning of your specific test result.
What Abnormal Results Mean
High FSH levels in women may be present:
During or after menopause, including premature menopause
When receiving hormone therapy
Due to certain types of tumor in the pituitary gland
Due to Turner syndrome
Low FSH levels in women may be present due to:
Being very underweight or having had recent rapid weight loss
Not producing eggs (not ovulating)
Parts of the brain (the pituitary gland or hypothalamus) not producing normal amounts of some or all of its hormones
Pregnancy
High FSH levels in men may mean the testicles are not functioning correctly due to:
Advancing age (male menopause)
Damage to testicles caused by alcohol abuse, chemotherapy, or radiation
Problems with genes, such as Klinefelter syndrome
Treatment with hormones
Certain tumors in the pituitary gland
Low FSH levels in men may mean parts of the brain (the pituitary gland or hypothalamus) do not produce normal amounts of some or all of its hormones.
High FSH levels in boys or girls may mean that puberty is about to start.
Risks
There is little risk involved with having your blood taken. Veins and arteries vary in size from one person to another and from one side of the body to the other. Taking blood from some people may be more difficult than from others.
Other risks associated with having blood drawn are slight, but may include:
Excessive bleeding
Fainting or feeling lightheaded
Multiple punctures to locate veins
Hematoma (blood accumulating under the skin)
Infection (a slight risk any time the skin is broken)
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