Told Your Labs Are “Normal” By Your Doc But Your Period's Missing? Read This.

Still missing your period—but told your labs look fine? Here’s what your doctor might be missing.

If I had a dollar for every time a new client said, “My doctor ran labs and said everything looks normal,” I’d have enough to personally fund everyone’s fertility treatments (and snacks).

Here’s the thing: labs might be “normal”… but that doesn’t mean your hormones are functioning optimally.

Let’s walk through each of the most important hormones to understand what they really mean for fertility.

🧬 FSH (Follicle-Stimulating Hormone)

Normal range: 3–12 IU/L

Typical for HA: Anything below 10 IU/L

If FSH is below 10, it often means your brain isn’t signaling your ovaries to mature follicles. No maturing follicle = no estrogen = no LH surge = no ovulation.

📈 LH (Luteinizing Hormone)

Normal range: 2–12.5 IU/L

Typical for HA: <10 IU/L, more “classic” cases <2 IU/L

LH is the ovulation trigger. If it’s missing or low, you won’t ovulate. Keep in mind in period recovery, LH can overshoot production, so context matters, especially when differentiating HA from PCOS (which usually shows a high LH:FSH ratio). A second repeat lab may be helpful if this is seen.

🌸 Estradiol (E2)

Normal range: 20–150 pg/mL

Typical for HA: < 50 pg/mL (often <30)

Low E2 = no cervical mucus, thin uterine lining, no ovulation. Estrogen deficiency is a hallmark of HA.

🔪 AMH (Anti-Müllerian Hormone)

Normal range: 1.0–4.0 ng/mL

AMH measures ovarian reserve. But if you're not ovulating, AMH may appear falsely low—leading to unnecessary IVF recommendations. It can also show high in HA cases and result in misdiagnosis as PCOS. AMH can be dramatically improved by period recovery, eating nourishing foods for fertility, and in some cases, supplementing with vitamin D (if labs come back low).

🍼 Prolactin

Normal: Under 25 ng/mL Flag: >30 ng/mL

Elevated prolactin can cause period loss, so prolactin is important to order to rule this out as a cause. If prolactin is high, investigate potential causes like stress, thyroid dysfunction, medications, or in extremely elevated prolactin, a pituitary tumor (prolactinoma).

💥 TSH (Thyroid Stimulating Hormone)

Lab range: 0.5–4.5 mIU/L Optimal for fertility: 1.0–2.0

High or subclinical hypothyroidism can delay ovulation, shorten luteal phase, and lower progesterone. If above 2.5, a full thyroid panel may be needed.

Bottom line: Your labs can be in range and you can still have hormone dysfunction. Period loss from HA doesn’t always show up as red-flag abnormal on paper. That’s why your symptoms, history, and habits matter just as much as your lab values.

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