Who is most likely to produce high levels of FSH hormone?
For the most part, an older woman (beginning about mid to late 30s) is going to have difficulty becoming pregnant because of higher levels of follicle stimulating hormone. It can happen at any age, but it’s most common in older women who are beginning to go into perimenopause; women who are menopausal will always have high levels of FSH. In essence, FSH is released so that the ovaries are stimulated enough to produce a good follicle and therefore produce more estrogen. As egg quality and quantity drop, the pituitary gland responds by producing more FSH in an effort to produce a good quality follicle and therefore a better chance at pregnancy. What’s also true, however, is that the very presence of high levels of FSH can also mean that achieving pregnancy may be quite difficult. Treating high levels of FSH Unfortunately, Western medicine can do very little to treat high levels of FSH. They may lower levels of FSH to relieve menopausal symptoms by prescribing contraceptive pills, estroge
