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I'm hoping to get a rough idea of what the ranges are throughout the entire cycle during puberty, which is going to be even more difficult. I might have do some math after finding out what the average normal range is, and figuring out what the "baseline" on menstrual charts actually represents for each hormone.

First let me explain what I mean by "baseline". At one point, Isabelle said that the "0" on menstrual charts represents the baseline level of all of the hormones, and not a complete lack of any of the hormones. The reason it's done that way is to make the chart small enough to read (since the ranges of these various hormones vary drastically) and to make up for the fact that hormones are not all measured in the same units. In other words, if Isabelle is correct, the charts show the relationship of various hormones to their respective baselines, and not their relationship to each other, even though almost every lay person seems to misinterpret it in that way. Please correct me if I'm wrong.

Isabelle's explanation makes perfect sense to me, and now that I've thought about it, I don't see how it would be practical to make a chart showing the true relationship of these hormones to each other, rather than in relation to their respective baselines. I hope that make sense. If not, maybe you can find Isabelle's awesome explanation, which might be in her program thread. I read a long time ago and I don't know where it is.