My wife is 48 years old. She has had the Mirena IUD for several years. Her main reason for getting Mirena was heavy bleeding. For the past year she has been experiencing mood swings, hot flashes, irritability, etc. I suggested she is menopausal or postmenopausal. Of course, I am wrong (As Usual). I finally convinced her to get her hormone blood panels. She has done two panels exactly 6 weeks apart. The following are her results:
TEST #1
FSH: 21.7
LH: 16.1
PROGESTERONE: <0.5
ESTRADIOL: 138
ESTROGEN: 253
TEST #2
FSH: 60.0
LH: 29.5
PROGESTERONE: <0.5
ESTRADIOL: 18
ESTROGEN: 66
Here are the reference ranges for each hormone:
FSH:
Follicular Phase 2.5-10.2
Mid-cycle Peak 3.1-17.7
Luteal Phase 1.5- 9.1
Postmenopausal 23.0-116.3
LH:
Follicular Phase 1.9-12.5
Mid-Cycle Peak 8.7-76.3
Luteal Phase 0.5-16.9
Postmenopausal 10.0-54.7
PROGESTERONE:
Follicular Phase < 1.0
Luteal Phase 2.6-21.5
Post menopausal < 0.5
ESTRADIOL:
Follicular Phase: 19-144
Mid-Cycle: 64-357
Luteal Phase: 56-214
Postmenopausal: < or = 31
ESTROGEN:
Follicular Phase: 51-601
Luteal Phase: 87-1194
Postmenopausal: < or = 214
Can someone decipher what stage of life she is in based on these results? Being my wife has not had a period in several years due to the Mirena, she has no way of knowing other than what was suggested by doing these hormone tests 6 weeks apart.
Thank You!