Follicle-Stimulating Hormone
General
Synonym/Acronym:
Follitropin, FSH.
Rationale
To distinguish primary causes of gonadal failure from secondary causes, evaluate menstrual disturbances, and assist in infertility evaluations.
Patient Preparation
There are no food, fluid, activity, or medication restrictions unless by medical direction.
Normal Findings
Method: Electrochemiluminescence Immunoassay.
Age | Conventional Units and SI Units |
---|---|
Child | |
Prepuberty | Less than 10 international units/L |
Adult | |
Male | 1.4–15.5 international units/L |
Female | |
Follicular phase | 3.5–12.5 international units/L |
Ovulatory peak | 4.7–21.5 international units/L |
Luteal phase | 1.7–7.7 international units/L |
Postmenopause | 25.8–134.8 international units/L |
Critical Findings and Potential Interventions
N/A
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Citation
Van Leeuwen, Anne M., and Mickey Lynn. Bladh. "Follicle-Stimulating Hormone." Davis's Lab & Diagnostic Tests, 10th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2023. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Davis-Lab-and-Diagnostic-Tests/425193/all/Follicle_Stimulating_Hormone.
Van Leeuwen AMA, Bladh MLM. Follicle-Stimulating Hormone. Davis's Lab & Diagnostic Tests. F.A. Davis Company; 2023. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Davis-Lab-and-Diagnostic-Tests/425193/all/Follicle_Stimulating_Hormone. Accessed December 11, 2024.
Van Leeuwen, A. M., & Bladh, M. L. (2023). Follicle-Stimulating Hormone. In Davis's Lab & Diagnostic Tests (10th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Davis-Lab-and-Diagnostic-Tests/425193/all/Follicle_Stimulating_Hormone
Van Leeuwen AMA, Bladh MLM. Follicle-Stimulating Hormone [Internet]. In: Davis's Lab & Diagnostic Tests. F.A. Davis Company; 2023. [cited 2024 December 11]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Davis-Lab-and-Diagnostic-Tests/425193/all/Follicle_Stimulating_Hormone.
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