FSH (follicle stimulating hormone): This is also a hormone that comes from the pituitary gland and stimulates estrogen production in the first half of the cycle. It will stimulate the growth of the follicle that is to be released at ovulation. Levels will become elevated in a woman that is menopausal.
Yes. Covered for patients age 60 and older at TRICARE network pharmacy or your doctorâs office. TRICARE covers the shingles vaccine, Zostavax, for beneficiaries 60 and older. You can get the vaccine at a participating TRICARE network pharmacy or at your doctorâs office.
The Food and Drug Administration has approved the use of the varicella-zoster vaccine (Zostavax) for adults age 50 and older. Like the chickenpox vaccine, the shingles vaccine doesn't guarantee you won't get shingles. But this vaccine will likely reduce the course and severity of the disease and reduce your risk of postherpetic neuralgia. The shingles vaccine is used only as a prevention strategy, however. It's not intended to treat people who currently have the disease. The vaccine contains live virus and should not be given to people who have weakened immune systems.