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what the risks are icsh, luteinizing hormone, lh blood test measures the amount, luteinizing hormone, lh, blood is drawn, a vein, the elbow, the hand, puncture site is cleaned, antiseptic, an elastic band, around the upper arm to apply pressure, restrict blood flow, the vein, veins below the band to fill, blood, a needle is inserted, vein, blood is collected in an air-tight vial, a syringe, band is removed, restore circulation, once the blood has been collected, needle is removed, puncture site is covered to stop any bleeding, an infant, young child, area is cleansed, antiseptic, punctured, a sharp needle, a lancet, blood collected, pipette, small glass tube, on a slide, onto a test strip, into a small container, a bandage applied, puncture site, any continued bleeding, health care provider, advise to avoid drugs, affect the test, special considerations, women in reproductive years, done on a specific day, the menstrual cycle, the needle is inserted to draw blood, feel moderate pain, others feel only a prick, stinging sensation, some throbbing, this test performed, a disorder associated, abnormal levels of lh is suspected, lh, protein hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland, in women, an lh surge at mid-cycle causes, ovulation, the next week, lh maintains the corpus luteum which synthesizes progesterone, a woman, does not, become pregnant, corpus luteum disintegrates after, 10 days, in men, lh stimulates production of testosterone by the leydig cells, the testes , normal adult male, 7 to 24 iu/l, normal adult female, 5 to 20 iu/l, the midcycle peak, 3 times the base level, iu/l = international units per liter, normal values, different depending on the lab, test used, ask health care provider, the normal values, greater-than-normal levels of lh, anorchia, absence of testes, testes that, not function, hypogonadism, klinefelter's syndrome, menopause, ovarian failure, ovarian hypofunction, polycystic ovary disease, precocious puberty, turner's syndrome, lower-than-normal levels of lh, indicate hypopituitarism, anovulatory bleeding, infertility, multiple endocrine neoplasia, men, i, ovarian cysts, excessive bleeding, fainting, feeling lightheaded, hematoma, blood accumulating under the skin, infection, a slight risk, the skin is broken, multiple punctures to locate veins, recent exposure to radioisotopes, a recent nuclear medicine scan, interfere, test results, drugs, decrease lh measurements include birth control pills, hormone replacement therapy, testosterone, veins, arteries vary in size, obtaining a blood sample.