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Menopause (Expert Forum)
Day 3 FSH question
Answered by
Machelle Seibel, MD - Women's Health, menopause, ReproductiveMedicine
University of Massachusetts Medical School
MA
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Doctor's Answer
by Machelle Seibel, MD, Dec 10, 2006 12:00AM
, Dec 10, 2006 12:00AM
A. FSH (follicle stimulating hormone) is the hormone that makes an egg and its surrounding fluid filled sac (the follicle) develop each month. If the eggs become more resistant with age, or if the number of eggs decrease below a critical number, FSH levels start to rise in an effort to make the egg and its follicle “listen”.
A day 3 value of 8.5 is below what is considered perimenopause. No one can say if it will be difficult to get pregnant or not because it depends both on you and the sperm count of your partner. There could be other problems as well such as a blocked fallopian tube.
The best thing for you to do is to make an appointment with a fertility specialist and get started trying to have a baby. You may be asked to take fertility medications or to use your partner’s sperm and have the Doctor place it into your uterus at the time of ovulation. This is called intrauterine insemination or IUI. There are also tests that might be done to be sure there aren’t other problems preventing you from conceiving.
Many things can cause irregular periods. Since your FSH is normal now, act on that now for the best chance of conception.
Machelle M. Seibel, MD
A day 3 value of 8.5 is below what is considered perimenopause. No one can say if it will be difficult to get pregnant or not because it depends both on you and the sperm count of your partner. There could be other problems as well such as a blocked fallopian tube.
The best thing for you to do is to make an appointment with a fertility specialist and get started trying to have a baby. You may be asked to take fertility medications or to use your partner’s sperm and have the Doctor place it into your uterus at the time of ovulation. This is called intrauterine insemination or IUI. There are also tests that might be done to be sure there aren’t other problems preventing you from conceiving.
Many things can cause irregular periods. Since your FSH is normal now, act on that now for the best chance of conception.
Machelle M. Seibel, MD
Member Comments (2)
by Curiouser, Dec 07, 2006 12:00AM
I forgot to mention: when I posted before my FSH had been tested at 4.3 but that was on day 14 - so I guess it didn't mean anything. anyhow that test was in september and this new one was in november.
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