FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE ( FSH )

Interpretation: 

FSH is elevated in Primary gonadal failure, Complete testicular feminization syndrome, Precocious puberty (either idiopathic or secondary to a central nervous system lesion), Menopause (postmenopausal FSH levels are generally >40 IU/L), Primary ovarian hypofunction in females, Primary hypogonadism in males. FSH is decreased in Polycystic ovary disease in females and in failure of the pituitary or hypothalamus.