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Re: Blood Test for Menopause From: Laurie Lovely, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net) Wed, 4 Mar 1998 17:06:55 -0600 (CST) Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: Laurie Lovely, M.D.: "Re: PMS-HELP" Previous message: Laurie Lovely, M.D.: "Re: If taking Clomid days 5-9 what day will you ovulate on??" In reply to: Bev: "Blood Test for Menopause" Next in thread: Ronald Barentsen, MD: "Re: Blood Test for Menopause" At Wed, 4 Mar 1998, Bev wrote: > >Is there a blood test to see if you are headed into menopause? What >blood test would that be? >Thanks in advance, >Bev Unfortunately, no,there's not. However, rising FSH levels in day 2-3 of the cycle are an indicator that the ovaries aren't functioning the way they used to be. Also, elevated FSH levels (>40 in most places) on two different occasions, coupled with 6 months without periods, makes up a standard definition of menopause. -- Laurie Lovely, MD RE fellow, UNC-Chapel Hill Next message: Laurie Lovely, M.D.: "Re: PMS-HELP" Previous message: Laurie Lovely, M.D.: "Re: If taking Clomid days 5-9 what day will you ovulate on??" In reply to: Bev: "Blood Test for Menopause" Next in thread: Ronald Barentsen, MD: "Re: Blood Test for Menopause"

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