On 28/03/2005, at 4:46, Jay and Robin wrote:

> Judith and Nikki asked how the doctor had arrived at the perimenopause
> diagnosis in the first place. The mother has undergone testing to 
> check her
> hormone levels (FSH and LH). The results came back normal about 1/3 of 
> the
> time and indicative of perimenopause the other 2/3.

There might be a misapplication of the "normal pre-menopausal range" 
issue here. Is the doctor comparing her levels to the normal range for 
a lactating or for a non-lactating woman? Are there validated ranges 
available for lactating women? If these are the only data, I'd probably 
consider the "diagnosis" to be unconfirmed.

Lara

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