limits The boundary surrounding a specific area; bounds: within the city limits. Something that restricts or restrains; a restraint: The child needs to have limits put on his behavior. The greatest or least amount, number, or extent allowed or possible: a withdrawal limit of $200; no minimum age limit. Games The largest amount which may be bet at one time in games of chance. Abbr. lim Mathematics
FSH levels. When a woman's FSH levels are higher than 25, this indicates that a woman is very close to menopause, according to Epigee.org. During peri-menopause, the period of time that precedes menopause, FSH levels continue to rise because a woman's body is still making the effort to ovulate.
Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH). FSH is a protein made by the brain that stimulates ovulation. If your ovaries are beyond menopause, they no longer respond to FSH, and your brain reacts by sending out even more of these hormones. If your periods have stopped for some time, a persistently high level of FSH (over 40 milli-international units per milliliter, or mIU/mL) indicates that menopause may be permanent.