High FSH and Fertility | 合法醫療器材資訊網

Folliclestimulatinghormone(FSH),madedeepinsidethebraininthepituitarygland,isresponsibleforthedevelopmentofovarianfollicles(thesacswithinyour​ ...

The most important reproductive organ is the brain, where the control mechanisms reside. Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), made deep inside the brain in the pituitary gland, is responsible for the development of ovarian follicles (the sacs within your ovaries that contain eggs).

Through an interchange of information between the ovary and the brain, the most mature eggs will ovulate while the less mature eggs will regress. This is why human beings only ovulate one egg at a time, unless they are taking fertility hormones.

When the brain detects that the ovary is struggling to make eggs, it drives the ovary harder and raises its FSH production. A healthy ovary responds to an elevated level of FSH by producing several mature eggs. When the ovary’s egg production is compromised it will produce only one egg, regardless of the level of FSH.

As a woman ages naturally, her FSH level w...