Hormone Levels

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Women’s Fertility Hormone Levels

  • Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH)
    • Time to Test: Day 3 – Normal Range: 3-20 mIU/ml
    • FSH is often used as a gauge of ovarian reserve. General results indicate the following:
      • 6: considered excellent
      • 6-9: good
      • 10-13: diminished reserve
      • 13+: very hard to stimulate
    • In Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) testing, the LH: FSH ratio may be used in the diagnosis.
    • The ratio is usually close to 1:1, but if the LH is higher, it is one possible indication of PCOS.
  • Estradiol (E2)
    • Time to Test: Day 3 – Normal Range: 25-75 pg/ml
      • Levels on the lower end tend to be better for stimulating.
      • Abnormally high levels on day 3 may indicate existence of a functional cyst (normal) or Diminished Ovarian Reserve (DOR).
    • Time to Test: Day 4-5 of medication – Range: 100+ pg/ml or 2x Day3
      • There are no charts showing E2 levels during stimulation since there is a wide variation depending upon how many follicles are being produced as well as their size.
      • Most doctors will consider any increase in E2 a positive sign, but others use a formula of either 100pg/ml after 4 days of stimulation meds, or a doubling of E2 from the level taken on Day 3 of cycle.
    • Time to Test: Surge/hCG day – Range: 200+ pg/ml
      • The levels should be 200-600 per mature (18mm) follicle.
      • These levels are sometimes lower in overweight women.
  • Luteinizing Hormone (LH)
    • Time to Test: Day 3 – Normal Range: <7 mIU/ml
      • A normal LH level is similar to FSH.
      • An LH that is higher than FSH is one indication of PCOS.
    • Time to Test: Surge Day > Normal Range: >20 mIU/ml
      • The LH surge leads to ovulation within 48 hours.
  • Prolactin
    • Time to Test: Day 3 – Normal Range: <24 ng/ml
      • Increased prolactin levels can interfere with proper ovulation. They may also indicate further testing (MRI) should be done to check for a pituitary tumor. Some women with PCOS also have hyperprolactinemia.
  • Progesterone
    • Time of Test: Day 3 – Normal Range: <1.5 ng/ml
      • Progesterone is often called the follicular phase level. An elevated level may indicate a lower pregnancy rate.
    • Time of Test: 7 days past ovulation or Day 21- Normal Range: >15 ng/ml
      • A progesterone test is done to confirm ovulation. When a follicle releases an egg, it then becomes what is called a corpus luteum and produces progesterone. General results indicate the following:
        • 10+: is normal on a natural cycle.
        • 15+: is normal on a medicated cycle.
        • There is no mid-luteal level that predicts pregnancy.
  • Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH)
    • Time of Test: Day 3 – Normal Range: 0.4-4 mIU/ml
      • Mid-range normal in most labs is about 1.7. A high level of TSH combined with a low or normal T4 level generally indicates hypothyroidism, which can affect fertility.
  • Free Triiodothyronine (T3)
    • Time to Test: Day 3 – Normal Range: 1.4-4.4 pg/ml
      • Sometimes the diseased thyroid gland will start producing very high levels of T3 but still produces normal levels of T4.
  • Free Thyroxine (T4)
    • Time to Test: Day 3 – Normal Range: 0.8-2 ng/dl
      • A lower level may indicate a thyroid disorder or a non-functioning pituitary gland which is not stimulating the thyroid to produce T4.
      • If the T4 is low and the TSH is normal, this is more likely to indicate a disorder of the pituitary.
  • Total Testosterone
    • Time to Test: Day 3 – Normal Range: 6-86 ng/dl
      • Testosterone is an adrenal gland and ovarian hormone. A level >50 is considered to be somewhat elevated and can indicate PCOS.

Benefits

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  • Natural fertility preparation or to Complement IVF, IUI, etc.
  • Regulate menstrual cycle and ovulation
  • Normalize hormone and endocrine systems
  • Improve ovarian and hormone function for better quality follicles/eggs
  • Increase uterine blood flow and lining
  • Deeply relaxing – reducing anxiety & stress
  • Improves the success of IVF, IUI and other technologies
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  • Pelvic Pain
  • Anovulation
  • Amenorrhea
  • Endometriosis
  • Ovarian Cysts
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  • Sexual Abuse Trauma
  • Fertility Challenges
  • High FSH
  • Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)
  • Premature Ovarian Failure
  • Luteal Phase Defects
  • Autoimmune Infertility
  • Recurrent Miscarriage

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