Julie & her husband Tom have been trying to conceive a child. They have been unsuccessful. Julie discontinued her birth control (contained estrogen and progesterone) almost 7 months ago. Julies libido has been low lately. Julie scheduled an appointment with her gynecologist and told her of her irregular menstrual cycle. Julie quit her birth control almost 7 months ago and she has only had 2 periods during that time. Julies doctor ordered some labs to test her blood for estrogen and progesterone concentrations. When the results came back, the doctor noted low blood levels of both progesterone and estrogen. Julies doctor wants to find out what is causing the low levels of progesterone and estrogen. What additional blood hormone concentrations might be helpful to better understanding what could be causing Julies symptoms? Why would those be best?

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Julie & her husband Tom have been trying to conceive a child. They have been unsuccessful. Julie discontinued her birth control (contained estrogen and progesterone) almost 7 months ago. Julies libido has been low lately. Julie scheduled an appointment with her gynecologist and told her of her irregular menstrual cycle. Julie quit her birth control almost 7 months ago and she has only had 2 periods during that time. Julies doctor ordered some labs to test her blood for estrogen and progesterone concentrations. When the results came back, the doctor noted low blood levels of both progesterone and estrogen. Julies doctor wants to find out what is causing the low levels of progesterone and estrogen. What additional blood hormone concentrations might be helpful to better understanding what could be causing Julies symptoms? Why would those be best?
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