Table 1.

Hypothalamus-pituitary axis hormones range between normal, and infected patients

Hormones		Women				Men
		Normal	Infected	Normal range	P value	Normal	Infected	Normal range	P value
FSH	Min	1.2	1.5	1.2-9.0 mIU/mL	0.0008	1.18	1.26	0.7-11.1	0.0030
	Max	9	51.5			17.92	25
	Median	5.750	8.005			3.820	6.425
LH	Min	0.8	1.84	0-14.7 mIU/mL	0.0079	1	1.6	0.8-7.6	0.0009
	Max	14.6	40.2			7.58	19.8
	Median	8.100	9.850			3.525	5.685
Testosterone	Min	1.01	17.5	ND – 73 Ng/dl	0.013	130	16.6	20-49: 72 –853	0.1446
	Max	70.1	100.7			600	560	>50: 129 – 767
	Median	20.50	22.90			251.0	232.0
Progesterone	Min	0.73	0.1	0.72 – 17.8 Ng/mL	0.0299	0.27	0.80	0.27 – 0.90	<0.0001
	Max	17.5	25.8			0.9	0.57
	Median	11.02	1.175			0.5400	0.2550
Estradiol	Min	65.5	0.28	72 – 246 Pg/mL	0.1351	12	18.3	0-56	0.0124
	Max	245	403			55	250
	Median	99.00	78.15			31.57	39.85
Prolactin	Min	45	45	40 – 530 mIU/L	0.0013	55	62	53 – 360	0.2077
	Max	522	823			356	578
	Median	261.5	407.0			224.5	187.5
Cortisol	Min	3.7	0.19	3.7- 19.4 Micg/dl	0.0016	3.7	1	3.7- 19.4	0.0087
	Max	12.25	43			12.4	29
	Median	6.735	11.70			8.90	10.23
TSH	Min	0.33	0.1	0.32 – 5.2 micIU/mlElisa	0.4558	0.32	0.1	0.32 – 5.2	0.0104
	Max	5.2	8			5.23	8.2
	Median	3.010	2.500			2.465	1.160

FSH; Follicle stimulating hormone, LH; Luteinizing hormone, TSH; Thyroid stimulating hormone, Min; Minimum, and Max; Maximum.