Hormone Level Q

SallyAnneS

I am in my first medicated cycle and my nurse has started to tell me my Estrogen, LSH and Progestion levels.  I have no idea what they mean and what they should be.  Can someone give me a coles notes lesson on them or a website with good information I can read.  (She left a message and the office is closed now so I can't call her back for an explanation.  I am not to worried b/c they know what they need to know, I'm just curious)

Today?s levels (CD 4)

Estrogen: 190 (she said it should be higher)
LSH: 3.5
Progestron: 1.8

My RE is upping my Prugon (I think it is called Follistim in the States) from 75iu to 125iu for the next two days and then I have an ultrasound and b/w again and will find out the next steps that afternoon. 
TIA for any info you can give me. 

QuiltingBee

Are you really at CD4, or is this after four days of stimming (usually that would be CD6-9).   How big was your largest follicle?  My E2 was probably around that level last cycle when I was 1/2 way through my stims and it shot up as I got a mature follicle. 

 

SallyAnneS

Yes, I am really at CD4. I have only done 2 injectiosn so far.  3rd one is tonight.  They counted 7 follicles on the right and 12 on the left but they were all "really small" not at a point to measure them yet.  I had my ultrasound on CD2 and I have another on CD6.

What is a E2?  And I don't know if I meant to type LSH or FSH and now I deleted the nurses message.  The nurses didn't say to much other then my E thing should be higher.  I'm so confused.  I think I am going to ask her to explain more when I am in on Sunday. 

SallyAnneS

I think I might have eased my confusion now by looking at https://www.fertilityplus.org/faq/hormonelevels.html. 

halfnhalf

Sally Anne, that is a good link.  Thanks for sharing it! 

I don't really have a good response to your question.  I just got some bloodwork back today (E2, FSH, and LH, but all cd3) so your post sparked my interest. 

GL!