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Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH)


  • Serum, urine

  • Serum
    1. Adult male: 1-7 mU/ml
    2. Adult female:

      • Follicular and luteal phase: 1-9 mU/ml
      • Midcycle peak: 6-26 mU/ml
      • Postmenopausal phase: 30-118 mU/ml

    3. Child 6 months-10years: < 1-3 mU/ml
  • Urine
    1. Adult male: 4-18 U/24 hours
    2. Adult female:

      • Follicular phase: 3-12 U/24 hours
      • Midcycle peak: 8-60 U/24 hours

    3. Child 1-8 years:

      • Male: 0.5-4.5 U/ 24 hours
      • Female: 0.5-4 U/24 hours

  • 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

  • Primary testicular failure
  • Orchitis
  • Castration
  • Idiopathic precocious puberty
  • Ovarian agenesis
  • Menopause
  • Central nervous system lesion


  • Recent radioactive isotope scan
  • Hemolysis
  • Incomplete collection of urine











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