Low luteinizing hormone may be caused by luteal insufficiency, hypopituitarism, hyperprolactinemia and other factors, and need to take medication for the cause of the disease as prescribed by the doctor, as well as surgical treatment.
1. Luteal insufficiency: luteal insufficiency can lead to low luteinizing hormone, patients need to follow the doctor’s instructions intramuscular injection of progesterone or oral dextroprogesterone, micronized progesterone capsules and other progesterone drugs. In addition, the patient can also follow the doctor’s instructions to use clotrimazole, clomiphene and other drugs to promote follicular development.
2. Hypopituitarism: For hypopituitarism patients resulting in low luteinizing hormone, hormone replacement therapy can be taken under the guidance of the doctor, such as the lack of luteinizing hormone in the patient’s body, you can follow the doctor’s instructions with estrogen, progesterone treatment. For hypopituitarism caused by pituitary tumor, surgery is needed.
3. Hyperprolactinemia: For low luteinizing hormone caused by hyperprolactinemia, it is necessary to use dopamine agonists, such as methionine bromocriptine, carbamazole, etc. as prescribed by the doctor. For patients with giant pituitary adenomas, surgical removal of the adenoma can be taken as treatment.
Patients with low luteinizing hormone need to consult a doctor to check the cause of the disease and follow the doctor’s instructions for targeted treatment. The use of the above drugs should follow the doctor’s instructions.