Nena2007

Ok, so my husband and I have been trying to have our second child for 1 1/2 years. We haven't been able to concieve so I finally went to the doc about it. She refered me to an infertility specialist and I was diagnosed last week.

Now my question is this... she showed me the levels of two hormons... I think the first was FSH? And then the other was LH. The first one was 6 something, and LH was 12 something... I wanted to know how this compares with other people. Is that on the lower end, meaning that it isn't that off, is that pretty average for PCOS, or is it high?

Any insight would be great! Thanks!

Navi

Iirc, the appropriate ratio for "normal" women would be 1:1. So whatever those numbers are, the two of them are supposed to be similar. A lot of women with PCOS have a ratio of 1:2 or 1:3. Personally my LH/FSH isn't that high, but I assume it's just the ratio that counts (I also have 1:2).

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The fact that your LH is so much higher than your FSH is a red flag for PCOS; the ratio is supposed to be closer to 1:1. Elevated LH (like yours) is also VERY typical of PCOS. (Check out the table here for more info: www.fertilityplus.org/faq/hormonelevels.html)

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Nena2007

Thanks for your help guys! That makes sense now. I also have every other sympton of PCOS... this really isn't fun, but it explains ALOT. Considering I was a healthy, atlhetic cheerleader in high school who had to shave her chin daily I wish I would have known then, what I know now!! Thanks ladies!