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why are LH ad FSH levels elevated in menopausal
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The levels of FSH and LH are usually controlled by negative feedback by high levels of estrogen and progesterone in approximately 28-day cycles. Menopausal women no longer have the ability to produce high levels of these hormones because they are out of mature eggs - the outer coating of the eggs produce most of the female sex hormones. Without the negative feedback, the LH and FSH levels remain high
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The levels of FSH and LH are usually controlled by negative feedback by high levels of estrogen and progesterone in approximately 28-day cycles. Menopausal women no longer have the ability to produce high levels of these hormones because they are out of mature eggs - the outer coating of the eggs produce most of the female sex hormones. Without the negative feedback, the LH and FSH levels remain high

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