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what the risks are luteinizing hormone response to gonadotropin-releasing hormone, lh response to gnrh, the ability, the pituitary gland to appropriately respond to stimulation by a gonadotropin releasing hormone, gnrh, a hormone produced, in the hypothalamus, ability is assessed indirectly, a blood sample is drawn, prior to an injection of gnrh, after a specified time, blood samples, drawn so that lh, measured, 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, adults, no special preparation, the needle is inserted to draw blood, feel moderate pain, others feel only a prick, stinging sensation, some throbbing, this test helps differentiate between primary, arising, testicle, ovary, secondary, originating, in the hypothalamus, pituitary gland, hypogonadism, test performed, the evaluation of gonadal failure associated, low testosterone levels in men, low estradiol, estrogen, levels in women, normal lh levels, children, < 2.0 iu/ml, male, 0.9 to 10.6 iu/ml, female, follicular, 1.1 to 11.1 iu/ml, female, mid-cycle, 17.5 to 72.9 iu/ml, female, luteal, 0.4 to 15.1 iu/ml, female, post menopausal, 6.8 to 46.6 iu/ml, iu/ml = international units per milliliter, an excess lh response suggests primary gonadal failure, problem, the ovaries, testes, a reduced lh response suggests hypothalamic, pituitary disease, a gonadotropin deficiency, present at birth, a congenital, hereditary disorder, kallmann's syndrome, rare congenital disease characterized by gonadotropin deficiency, gnrh deficiency, acquired defects of gnrh production, more common, hyperprolactinemia, amenorrhea, inhibition of gnrh release, due to increased hypothalamic dopamine, prolactin, anorexia nervosa, starvation inhibit gnrh release, a gonadotropin deficiency a relatively early problem in patients, large pituitary adenomas, tumors, a gonadotropin deficiency also occurs in patients, polyglandular endocrine deficiency, an autoimmune disorders, hemochromatosis, excessive bleeding, fainting, feeling lightheaded, hematoma, blood accumulating under the skin, infection, a slight risk, the skin is broken, multiple punctures to locate veins, gnrh, which stands, gonadotropin releasing hormone, secreted, hypothalamus, luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone, lhrh, gnrh stimulates the creation, release of lh, luteinizing hormone, fsh, follicle-stimulating hormone, after puberty gnrh secretion, lh, fsh secretion, becomes pulsatile, meaning rhythmic, having a steady infusion of gnrh, inhibition, stopping the release of, lh, fsh, in women, estrogen levels rise, menstrual cycle, is enough estrogen present to stimulate the release of gnrh, lh, phenomenon that causes, lh surge, prior to ovulation, progesterone in high concentrations, luteal phase, the menstrual cycle, pregnancy, reduces gnrh pulses, reduces the response, the pituitary gland to gnrh, in men, testosterone reduces lh pulses, by reducing the release of gnrh, inhibin, a hormone produced by the testes, ovaries, the major inhibitor of fsh release, veins, arteries vary in size, obtaining a blood sample.