LH blood test

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LH blood test

Alternative Names:

ICSH; Luteinizing hormone

Normal Values:

Normal adult male: 7 to 24 IU/L
Normal adult female: 5 to 20 IU/L, with the midcycle peak about 3 times the base level

Note: IU/L = international units per liter

Normal values can be different depending on the lab and the test used. Ask your health care provider for the normal values for your test.

What abnormal results mean:

Greater-than-normal levels of LH may indicate:

Anorchia (absence of testes or testes that do not function)
Hypogonadism
Klinefelter's syndrome
Menopause
Ovarian failure (see Ovarian hypofunction)
Polycystic ovary disease
Precocious puberty
Turner's syndrome

Lower-than-normal levels of LH may indicate hypopituitarism.

Additional conditions under which the test may be performed include:

Review Date: 8/8/2005
Reviewed By: Sharon Roseanne Thompson, M.D., M.P.H., Clinical Fellow, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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