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One to ponder for a Friday afternoon. We received a specimen on a 33yr old woman with 'subfertility' for LH/FSH. This showed a suppressed LH of <0.1 U/L with a normal FSH of 14.6 U/L. The LH was the same on repeat analysis and I added on a number of other tests - see below. L.H <0.1 U/L F.S.H 14.6 U/L 17 B Oestradiol 83 pmol/L Prolactin 182 mU/L Up to 350 Serum H.C.G <1.0 IU/L Up to 4 Testosterone 0.8 nmol/L 0.5 - 3.0 I must admit that I'm at a bit of a loss as to how to explain the low LH in this context and I wondered if anyone else had come across a similar situation. Answers on a postcard please....? Kind regards Louise Tilbrook Louise Tilbrook Principal Clinical Scientist Mid Essex Hospitals NHS Trust Chelmsford CM1 7ET Phone 01245 514013 Mobile 07919 016847 Alternative email: [log in to unmask] Foundation Trust application - have your say! Mid Essex Hospital Trust is applying to become a Foundation Trust. We are therefore approaching local people, patients and staff to seek their views about our proposed governance arrangements and to ensure that we provide services that respond to the needs of the local community. As part of this process, we want you to become a member of Mid Essex Hospital Trust. As a member you have a wonderful opportunity to get involved and shape the future of your hospital for the next 20 years. You can apply for membership online at: http://www.meht.nhs.uk/foundation-trust/apply-online/. Alternatively, you can request a membership application form by e-mailing [log in to unmask], by calling: 01245 514508 (during office hours) or by writing to Foundation Trust Office, Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford, CM1 7ET. Information in this message may contain confidential and privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient please accept our apologies; please do not disclose, copy or distribute information in this e-mail or take any action in reliance on its contents: to do so is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. Please inform us that this message has gone astray before deleting it. Content of emails received by this Trust will be subject to disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Unless the information is legally exempt from disclosure, confidentiality of this e-mail and your reply cannot be guaranteed. Thank you for your co-operation. ------ACB discussion List Information-------- This is an open discussion list for the academic and clinical community working in clinical biochemistry. Please note, archived messages are public and can be viewed via the internet. Views expressed are those of the individual and they are responsible for all message content. ACB Web Site http://www.acb.org.uk List Archives http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/ACB-CLIN-CHEM-GEN.html List Instructions (How to leave etc.) http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/