I am confused about LH and FSH hormone testing. I understand the normal values change depending on what part of your cycle you are in. However, what if you have amenorrhea and you don't know where you are at in your cycle. What would the "normal" values be for someone with amenorrhea? What would be considered to be low or high numbers if you do not know what part of your cycle you are in?
If anyone knows the answer to this, thank you so much for taking your time! I think you're on to something, here. Many times, doctors will take your hormone levels and say they're "normal" but they're not. It all depends on what part of your cycle you're in. They'd have to take your hormone levels every day to look at the fluctuations and trends. That's what really counts in hormone levels.
A better way to test and see if you're ovulating is to take your basal body temperature. That means every morning right when you wake up, take your temperature and record it on a chart for at least two months. When you ovulate your temperature will rise for a few days. If your temps are all the same, it means you're probably not ovulating. Then, take those results to your doctor or Naturopath and work from there. |
