WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for October, 1999: Re: 7.5 FSH; <15 estrogen level

Re: 7.5 FSH; <15 estrogen level

From: Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 11 Oct 1999 21:11:31 -0500 (CDT)

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At Mon, 11 Oct 1999, Beverly wrote: >
>Can you help me understand the above numbers. As I understand it, a FSH
>of => 25 means menapause; a FSH in the high teens and low 20s means
>perimenapause. So my 7.5 indicates to me that I'm not there yet. Then
>what could be the reason for my estrogen level being less than 15 when
>I've been told it's usually between 75-100 for most women to be feeling
>OK. I'm having no menapausal symptoms except than I'm 50 and missed all
>my periods this summer when I was doing three exercise periods daily to
>lose weight. Since fall has started my periods are regular at 21 days
>again.

Perimenopause can have varying and not necessarily consistent levels of hormones. These "strange" levels are not so strange.

>I've got a new ob-gyn because of insurance (boo), and she wants to put
>me on birth control pills to get some estrogen into my body. I'm
>looking for information before I decide on that.

Birth control pills are a reasonable option for many women with variable estrogen levels and have been shown to potentially reduce osteoporosis and other states associated with decreased estrogen levels.

--
Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. FACOG, FACS
Great Neck, New York

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