**OT** Menopause / FSH Numbers

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In a message dated 5/15/2005 5:28:37 P.M. Central Standard Time,

christmasbaby1956 writes:

 

<<Okay - first of all - What does FSH stand for?

--> Follicle Stimulating Hormone

 

<<It was indicated here that " 53 " is definatly menopausal - so, this being

the case - what would a " definatly NOT menopausal " number be - in other words,

do the numbers go up or down?

 

<<I guess that what I am trying to ask, is what would " normal " FSH numbers

be for a say, 25-year old woman VS the FSH numbers be for a say, 70-year old

woman?

--> For a healthy, 25 year old woman, it probably should be single digits.

It begins to rise as fertility decreases at around age 30 (average), then

continues to rise. I remember from my infertility treatment days, that my RE

suggested IVF because my numbers, at that time, were 14-18 (from several

different months). Average age for menopause is early 50's, I think, but I

know

plenty of women whose eggs were depleted by their mid-late 40's.

 

Here's a site I found from google from a fertility clinic which has a good

explanation of the numbers and their indications:

_http://www.rscbayarea.com/articles/fsh_levels.html/#fsh_

(http://www.rscbayarea.com/articles/fsh_levels.html/#fsh)

 

~denise

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

I am sorry for this to continue to be so off-topic from the group - but I do

have a couple of questions here, if anyone could give me feedback on, I would

appreciate it.

 

Okay - first of all - What does FSH stand for?

 

It was indicated here that " 53 " is definatly menopausal - so, this being the

case - what would a " definatly NOT menopausal " number be - in other words, do

the numbers go up or down?

 

I guess that what I am trying to ask, is what would " normal " FSH numbers be for

a say, 25-year old woman VS the FSH numbers be for a say, 70-year old woman?

 

Thanks for any feedback!

 

we3deeves wrote:

>>>> I finally convinced him to check my FSH and it was 53!!! WAAAY menopausal!

Absolutely NO eggs left for me so no chance of restarting, no matter how I eat

~denise <<<<

 

 

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