Level of which hormone are increased during post menopausal women:: (A) Estrogen, (B) Progestron, (C) FSH, (D) Cortison
Answer is C. Ans. (c) FSHRef D.C Dutta 6th Ed./g.56* There is a significant fall in the level of serum estradiol from 50-300 pg/ml before menopause to 10-20 pg/ml after menopause* This decrease the negative feedback effect on hypothalamopituitary axis resulting in increase in FSH.* The increase in FSH is also due to diminished inhibin.