How to Use luteinizing hormone in a Sentence

luteinizing hormone

noun
  • It has been shown to increase the presence of luteinizing hormone.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 6 Oct. 2023
  • These compounds are thought to help boost the release of the luteinizing hormone (LH), which in turn helps the body produce more testosterone.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 9 Nov. 2022
  • Or, your doctor might tell you to continue measuring the level of luteinizing hormone (which peaks 24 to 48 hours before ovulation) in your urine with an at-home test.
    Christina Caron, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2020
  • The kits detect the presence and concentration of luteinizing hormone in urine, with levels of the hormone surging from 12 to 36 hours before ovulation.
    Mandy Behbehani, SFChronicle.com, 30 July 2019
  • When your body builds up enough estrogen and increases the amount of luteinizing hormone in your body, an egg is released and is carried into the fallopian tubes.
    Tehrene Firman, Woman's Day, 13 June 2018
  • The burst of estrogen toward the end of the follicular phase causes a surge in luteinizing hormone on day 15 to initiate ovulation.
    Jason Karp, Outside Online, 14 Mar. 2014
  • Around the middle of your cycle, your estrogen levels peak and cause a big rise in luteinizing hormone (LH), which causes the follicle to burst and release an egg from your ovary in a process known as ovulation.
    Korin Miller, SELF, 11 July 2018
  • During this time, your estrogen levels crest, which signals your pituitary gland to release a surge of luteinizing hormone (LH).
    Zahra Barnes, SELF, 23 Feb. 2018
  • There found an increase in luteinizing hormones, which stimulate the body’s testosterone production.
    Madeleine Aggeler, The Cut, 9 Jan. 2018
  • For instance, levels of testosterone and luteinizing hormone (which helps cue ovulation) may be high, while levels of estrogen may be normal or high.
    Amanda Gardner, Health, 9 Mar. 2023
  • At this point, your estrogen levels top off and there’s a rise in luteinizing hormone (LH), which prepares the follicle to release the egg inside of it for potential fertilization.
    Korin Miller, SELF, 16 Jan. 2019
  • Healthy, non-pregnant young women with normal menstrual cycles swabbed their armpits with cotton pads on nights when their levels of luteinizing hormone were at their highest, a sign that the women were at the most fertile point in their cycles.
    Roni Dengler, Discover Magazine, 11 Sep. 2018
  • During a normal monthly menstrual cycle, the pituitary gland releases a surge of luteinizing hormone (LH), which then signals your ovaries to release an egg.
    Sarah Jacoby, SELF, 1 Nov. 2017
  • After 14 days of ibuprofen use, the researchers observed higher blood levels of luteinizing hormone, which regulates the production of testosterone and other hormones.
    Jamie Ducharme, Time, 9 Jan. 2018
  • This can be determined via measurements such as basal (at-rest) body temperature, cervical mucus patterns and the luteinizing hormone (LH) levels in urine.
    Molly Glick, Discover Magazine, 12 Jan. 2022
  • Then ovulation occurs as rising estrogen levels trigger the release of luteinizing hormone, which causes your ovary to release a mature egg.
    Kristin Canning, Women's Health, 10 May 2023
  • Lastly, the mineral zinc stimulates the pituitary gland and aids the production of luteinizing hormone and testosterone, boosting lean muscle mass growth and preventing fat storage.
    Discover Magazine, 29 Apr. 2023
  • Levonorgestrel decreases in efficacy over time and doesn’t work as effectively after a sharp uptick of luteinizing hormone (LH) tells one of your ovaries to release an egg for fertilization.
    Natasha Lavender, SELF, 8 Apr. 2019
  • Prior studies by Dhillo of healthy men with no libido problems found giving them kisspeptin boosted levels of testosterone and luteinizing hormone, which is important for gonad function.
    Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 11 Apr. 2023
  • Zinc is essential for producing luteinizing hormone (LH), which stimulates testosterone production in the testes.
    Discover Magazine, 29 Apr. 2023
  • Being deficient in zinc prevents the pituitary gland from making and releasing luteinizing hormone, which is needed to create testosterone.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Modern Fertility’s product, with the help of its app, gives a specific value of the luteinizing hormone that leads to ovulation and tracks its level over time, instead of giving just a simple positive or negative.
    Beth Kowitt, Fortune, 17 June 2020
  • During a normal menstrual cycle, your brain sends a signal (via a hormone called luteinizing hormone) to your ovaries (more specifically, to the dominant follicle in your ovaries) to release an egg into your fallopian tubes.
    Women's Health, 20 June 2023
  • In a small clinical study conducted in Italy in the 1990s, researchers compared BBT and other natural methods (such as tracking ferning and luteinizing hormone in urine) to pelvic ultrasonography data—a surefire way to pinpoint ovulation.
    Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 15 Aug. 2018
  • Progesterone’s main mechanism of action is to prevent ovulation by inhibiting the secretion of follicle-stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone in your blood.
    Anuradha Varanasi, Forbes, 8 June 2022
  • Testosterone production, however, did not increase concurrently, resulting in a lower ratio of testosterone to luteinizing hormone — a sign of hypogonadism, according to the paper.
    Jamie Ducharme, Time, 9 Jan. 2018
  • In a similar way to humans experiencing menopause, levels of follicle-stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone increased in chimps, while levels of estrogens and progestins decreased.
    Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Oct. 2023
  • Vitamin d is has been observed increasing Leydig cell function and stimulating the production of LH (luteinizing hormone), these two components control testosterone production-release.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 14 Aug. 2023

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