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However, if you think you might be experiencing menopause earlier than that, hormone testing, either at-home or with your doctor could help confirm this. High follicle-stimulating hormone levels ...

and measurement of follicle-stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone levels. Diagnosis. Falsely elevated serum hCG level caused by heterophile antibody interference in the hCG immunoassay.

Women are wasting their time and money buying do-at-home menopause-testing kits ... accurately measure levels of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), which helps manage the menstrual cycle.

In an evidence-based guideline issued by the Centre for Research Excellence in Women's Health in Reproductive Lif ...

The guideline prompts the diagnosis of POI if the patient experiences, before the age of 40 years, amenorrhea or irregular menstrual cycles for at least 4 months and her follicle-stimulating hormone .