What’s the relationship between FSH and Ovarian Reserve?
Some women find it difficult to understand why FSH levels go up in women with poor quality eggs or a diminished ovarian reserve. Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH) is produced by the pituitary. This is the hormone that is responsible for the growth of the egg within the ovaries each month. In younger women who usually have a large reserve of good quality eggs, small amounts of FSH are sufficient to stimulate the eggs to grow, As women age and egg quality and quantity decline, the pituitary needs to produce more and more FSH in order to stimulate egg growth. Simply put, the fewer eggs a woman has remaining in her reserve, the more FSH is needed to accomplish stimulation and growth. Thus, in women whose ovarian reserve has declined, FSH levels climb higher and higher. For patients with poor ovarian reserve, the aim of Traditional Chinese Medicine for is to improve blood flow to the ovaries thereby increasing receptivity to stimulation by the pituitary gland, and thus lowering FSH. It is
