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FSH

FSH

2 6.8
A substance from a small brain gland that helps eggs grow in women and sperm in men
  • noun
  • /ɛf ɛs eɪtʃ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : FSH
  • A raised FSH and LH level may show menopause or premature menopause (below the age of 40).
  • FSH hormone
  • follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)
  • FSH levels

They checked an FSH or follicle stimulating hormone.

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Examples

  • So pituitary sends out this pulses of LH and FSH, which then lead to ovulation.

    Andrew Huberman

  • They checked an FSH or follicle stimulating hormone.

    KenDBerryMD

  • My doctor was specifically concerned with AMH and FSH levels on day three.

  • So the lower your FSH, the higher your estradiol.

  • Me: Well, my FSH is high and my AMH is very low.

    Blog text (17)

  • Get your LH and FSH tested to start figuring out what is causing your low T.

    Blog text (31)

  • So let's focus now on what happens when LH and FSH arrive at the ovary.

    Andrew Huberman

  • Follicular count after FSH injection was examined by ultrasound.

    Academic text (2014)

  • The pituitary gland produces and stores luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH).

    Academic text (2012)

  • Follicle stimulating hormone, or FSH, is essential for regulating the menstrual cycle in women.

Synonyms

follicle-stimulating hormone
vsFSH
  • Specialized
6.3

A chemical made by a small gland at the base of the brain that helps eggs grow and sperm form

is the abbreviated form commonly used in notes and labels

Surface Forms

FSH singular
FSHs plural

Morphology

FSH = F + S + H

FSH is an initialism (letters standing for 'follicle‑stimulating hormone'); the letters do not transparently convey meaning unless the expansion is known, so learners cannot derive the sense from the components.

Etymology

FSH is short for follicle-stimulating hormone, where follicle means 'small sac' like a hair follicle and stimulating means 'to make grow'. So the name tells its job: it helps those small sacs in the ovaries grow eggs and helps the body make sperm.