{"id":3192,"date":"2014-01-10T08:44:01","date_gmt":"2014-01-10T16:44:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.NaturalPathRemedies.com\/blog\/?p=3192"},"modified":"2014-01-10T08:44:01","modified_gmt":"2014-01-10T16:44:01","slug":"qa-menopause-peri-menopause-fsh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.NaturalPathRemedies.com\/blog\/qa-menopause-peri-menopause-fsh\/","title":{"rendered":"Q&#038;A: Menopause, Peri-menopause, FSH"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Question:<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Hello. I am a healthy female &amp; will be 52 this June. my FSH level is 104 &amp; have not had a period since Sept. Is this considered post-menopause? Thank you. MC<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> Answer:<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>FSH (Follicle Stimulating Hormone) is a hormone produced in the pituitary gland, \u00a0to prepare female ovarian cells for fertilization. In men, FSH stimulates sperm division. \u00a0Secretion of all our hormones is based on complex interactions, so \u00a0FSH levels are connected with\u00a0progesterone, \u00a0estrogen (primarily estradiol) , LH (Lutenizing Hormone) , Inhibin B, and GnRH (Growth Regulating Hormone).<\/p>\n<p>If you were younger and these levels were this high, it could be an indication of infertility or other challenges. \u00a0At age 52 \u00a0it is normal \u00a0for FSH to increase, as\u00a0we are coming to the end of child bearing years.<\/p>\n<p>Ranges are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Women who are menstruating: 4.7 &#8211; 21.5 mIU\/ml<\/li>\n<li>Postmenopausal: 25.8 &#8211; 134.8 mIU\/ml<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You are more likely still in the stage called peri-menopause, as it has only been 4 months since your last period. Post menopause \u00a0generally means \u00a0menstruation has ceased for more than one year.<\/p>\n<p>During peri-menopause, hormone levels, menstruation, hot flashes and moods may vary considerably. The better health you are in overall, the less you will be affected.<\/p>\n<p>My website blog has several articles on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.NaturalPathRemedies.com\/blog\/category\/healthy-solutions\/hormones-healthy-solutions\/\" target=\"_blank\">Hormonal Health<\/a>, which could benefit you as you begin this news stage of life. General healthful lifestyle recommendations are also covered in detail in my book:<\/p>\n<p><b><i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.NaturalPathRemedies.com\/blog\/natural-solutions-for-cancer-the-paw-paw-program\/\">The Paw Paw Program &#8211; The &#8220;Christopher Columbus&#8221; Approach to Cancer &#8211; The World IS Round and Cancer CAN Be Treated Naturally<\/a>.<\/i><\/b>\u00a0\u00a0Extensive dietary recommendations and some recipes \u00a0are given to help people understand how to eat better. \u00a0Eliminating sugar, \u00a0is critical to optimum health and prevention of all chronic conditions, diseases. These recommendations, with particular attention to keeping the liver and glandular system healthy will help ensure an easy menopause.<\/p>\n<p>Many women are helped by a combination of herbs known as <a href=\"http:\/\/www.naturessunshine.com\/ca\/product\/womens-formula\/sku-891.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Women&#8217;s Formula<\/a>. There are several formulas; some women prefer the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.naturessunshine.com\/ca\/product\/wild-yam--chaste-tree\/sku-1108.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Wild Yam and Chaste Tree<\/a> combination, but there is ALWAYS something that works!<\/p>\n<p>Please <a href=\"http:\/\/www.naturalpathremedies.com\/contact_benoit_health.php\" target=\"_blank\">contact us<\/a> if you are interested in obtaining any of the above. We encourage people to use the same quality herbs we have used \u00a0for 24 years in our consulting office. Thanks for contacting us!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question: Hello. I am a healthy female &amp; will be 52 this June. my FSH level is 104 &amp; have not had a period since Sept. Is this considered post-menopause? Thank you. MC &nbsp; Answer: FSH (Follicle Stimulating Hormone) is a hormone produced in the pituitary gland, \u00a0to prepare female ovarian cells for fertilization. In &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.NaturalPathRemedies.com\/blog\/qa-menopause-peri-menopause-fsh\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Q&#038;A: Menopause, Peri-menopause, FSH<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[196,339],"tags":[753,751,197,51,92,750,525,752],"class_list":["post-3192","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-hormones-healthy-solutions","category-qa","tag-chaster-tree","tag-fsh-levels","tag-menopause","tag-paw-paw","tag-paw-paw-program","tag-peri-menopause","tag-wild-yam","tag-womens-formula"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Q&amp;A: Menopause, Peri-menopause, FSH - Natural Path Remedies Research Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.NaturalPathRemedies.com\/blog\/qa-menopause-peri-menopause-fsh\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Q&amp;A: Menopause, Peri-menopause, FSH - Natural Path Remedies Research Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Question: Hello. 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