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Description: This test measures the amount of luteinizing hormone (LH) in the blood. Luteinizing hormone is a hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland in men and women.
LH helps regulate the menstrual cycle in women, and the production of testosterone in men.
The primary clinical use of LH measurement is in evaluating the normalcy of hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis. Measurement of serum gonadotropin levels will allow for distinguishing between primary gonadal failure and deficient gonadal stimulation. LH measurement may also be of clinical importance because growth hormone and LH are frequently the first hormones to be affected by pituitary disease. The serum analysis of LH has also been found to be very useful in the diagnosis and treatment of infertility in women.