Proov Reserve FSH Tests

Yes. You must use Proov Reserve with the Proov Insight app to gain full-cycle hormone insights. Please note that Proov Reserve is only compatible with the following phone models:

• iPhone 7 or higher running iOS 10 or above
• Select Android models, all running Android 10 or 11: Samsung Galaxy Note20 or above, Galaxy S10 or above, Moto G or Z, and Google Pixel 3 or above.

They are working to add more models to this list.

A woman is born with all her eggs and does not produce more over her lifetime. Your ovarian reserve refers to how many eggs your ovaries have remaining. Understanding your ovarian reserve can help you have more informed conversations with your doctor and get further assessment, if necessary.

FSH is your body’s signal that stimulates the ovaries to produce eggs, so levels typically increase a little early in your cycle. When your ovarian reserve is low, it takes a stronger FSH signal to stimulate your ovaries to produce eggs. This means that if you have a lower ovarian reserve, your body produces more FSH at the beginning of your cycle, and testing reveals higher levels of the hormone in your system.

A single FSH reading — whether it be high or low — is considered non-diagnostic, since studies show that FSH levels can fluctuate. This is why Proov recommend testing FSH levels 3 times during your cycle (days 5, 7, and 9) and retesting your levels for at least a few cycles to get the best idea of your levels over time.

Yes, please test FSH levels using first morning urine for the most accurate results. First morning urine should be collected first thing when you wake up after at least a 6 hour hold. Using anything other than first morning urine can cause inaccurate results.

An ideal FSH level when trying to conceive is below 10 mIU/ml. However, one single FSH test is not diagnostic, so Proov always recommend testing for multiple days (specifically cycle days 5, 7, and 9) to get an average of your levels.