fsh

[pabhoo]

erm.. hi all. just a query..

fsh..

follicle stimulating hormone.... I'm a bit thick... what exactly is it??????

[Greybeard]

I don't know about "exactly" but it is described as a sex hormone and is needed for egg and sperm production.

[pabhoo in reply to Greybeard]

thanks I just wondered

[Angel_of_the_North]

It stimulates the ovaries to produce eggs by making the egg follicles grow. It is produced by the pituitary. If you think of it like TSH, it's FT4 and FT3 are oestrogen and progesterone (sort of). High FSH, like high TSH, means the other hormones aren't doing what they should so ovaries aren't responding, and you are probably menopausal. Very oversimplified. but that's the gist of it.

[pabhoo in reply to Angel_of_the_North]

I'm def post menopausal

[Angel_of_the_North in reply to pabhoo]

So you'd expect high FSH as pituitary is shouting "Eggs, eggs!" and the ovaries are going "la, la, la la, I'm not listening"

[pabhoo in reply to Angel_of_the_North]

lmao😂