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It's the same way USADA can test for LH and FSH being close to 0 but they can't do anything about it unless they can pinpoint the substance that's suppressing that person
Well they can, using the biological passport, but ABP cases are notoriously difficult when it comes to arbitration.
If over a period of samples an athletes LH levels went from 0 (iu/l) , then a week later 8.1, then 1.2, then 7.9 then 0.2 then they could charge the athlete with a violation, but they would need to prove to an arbitration panel to a reasonable degree (but not beyond doubt like a court) that the variance was due to doping. The athlete would need to try and demonstrate there was an innocent physiological reason, or at least cast doubt on the claim, or that USADA's argument was in some way flawed
A panel while not requiring "beyond reasonable doubt" would find for the athlete if they could at least demonstrate some feasible reason for the variance
but, the idea that USADA can only charge an athlete with a violation with an actual positive or evidence of the actual substance, is not true nowadays.