LH urine test (home test )

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Pituitary hormones

Luteinizing hormone urine test (home test); Ovulation prediction test; Urinary immunoradiometric assays (IRMA)

Drugs that can decrease LH measurements include estrogens, progesterone and testosterone. Estrogens and progesterone may be found in birth control pills and hormone replacement therapy.

It can be helpful to know the exact time of ovulation when trying to get pregnant. However, research shows that home urinary LH tests are no more likely to help a woman conceive than is charting her basal body temperature during initial attempts to induce ovulation with the drug clomiphene citrate (Clomid).

Review Date: 05/23/2005
Reviewed By: Sharon Roseanne Thompson, M.D., M.P.H. Clinical Fellow, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.