General
Synonym/Acronym:
Follitropin, FSH.
Common Use:
To distinguish primary causes of gonadal failure from secondary causes, evaluate menstrual disturbances, and assist in infertility evaluations.
Specimen:
Serum (1 mL) collected in a red- or tiger-top tube.
Normal Findings:
(Method: Immunoassay)
| Age | Conventional Units and SI Units |
|---|
| Child | |
| Prepuberty | Less than 10 international units/mL |
| Adult | |
| Male | 1.4–15.5 international units/mL |
| Female | |
| Follicular phase | 1.4–9.9 international units/mL |
| Ovulatory peak | 6.2–17.2 international units/mL |
| Luteal phase | 1.1–9.2 international units/mL |
| Postmenopause | 19–100 international units/mL |
Follicle-Stimulating Hormone has been found in Davis's Lab & Diagnostic Tests
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