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Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH)
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- Adult male: 1-7 mU/ml
- Adult female:
- Follicular and luteal phase: 1-9 mU/ml
- Midcycle peak: 6-26 mU/ml
- Postmenopausal phase: 30-118
mU/ml
- Child 6 months-10years: < 1-3 mU/ml
- Adult male: 4-18 U/24 hours
- Adult female:
- Follicular phase: 3-12 U/24 hours
- Midcycle peak: 8-60 U/24
hours
- Child 1-8 years:
- Male: 0.5-4.5 U/ 24 hours
- Female: 0.5-4 U/24 hours
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- To diagnose gonadal dysfunction or failure
- To evaluate infertility in the female and testicular dysfunction in the male
- The urine test is used for children with precocious puberty and to identify the time of ovulation when in vitro fertilization is planned
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- Primary testicular failure
- Orchitis
- Castration
- Idiopathic precocious puberty
- Ovarian agenesis
- Menopause
- Central nervous system lesion
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- Recent radioactive isotope scan
- Hemolysis
- Incomplete collection of urine
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