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Re: High FSH Level and no period
From: M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 29 Sep 2001 18:06:24 -0500 (CDT)

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In reply to: Lisa: "High FSH Level and no period"

At Fri, 28 Sep 2001, Lisa wrote: >
>I haven't had a period in 4 months and my Dr. said the latest blood
>work showed an FSH level of 28. What is normal. I am 37 years old and
>have 2 children. My periods were normal up until about a year ago when
>they would be early one month, late another. Now my doctor has put me
>on prometrium to get my period and then after that, he will put me on
>BC. My question is for my age, what is a normal FSH level and what is
>Menopause level?

in most labs, a value > 25 is considered consistent with menopause. At your age, however, FSH should be repeated before you can be diagnosed as being menopausal.

-- M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG South Lake Tahoe, CA
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