A45-year-old woman is seen because of irregular menstrual periods. her follicle-stimulating hormone (fsh) level is 48 miu/ml, and her luteinizing hormone (lh) level is elevated. she asks the clinician what this means. which would be the best response?

That she is in her menopause

Explanation:

Women's FSH leves vary during all her life, for example, before puberty it goes from 0 to 4.0 mIU/mL, during puberty it raises up to 10.0 mIU/mL, when women still menstruate they have levels from 4.7 to 21.5 mIU/mL and finally, after menopause the FSH levels go from 25.8 to 134.8 mIU/mL.

In the case of LH, the normal range varies with the menstrual cycle, low levels of LH can indicate anorexia, malnutrition or stress. High levels of LH that occur in nonovulatory times can indicate that you are in menopause.

Considering this information we can conclude that the best response is that both hormones and their levels indicate that the woman is in menopause.

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