ROLE OF HORMONES IN THE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM

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Testosterone

it regulates the development of the male sex organs while still an embryo. It also controls sex drive and secondary sex characteristics at puberty

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Estrogen

it controls sex drive and regulates the development of female secondary sex characteristics at puberty

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Progesterone

it controls the development of the endometrium during the menstrual cycle and the maintenance of the uterus during pregnancy

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Proclatin

stimulates the production of milk in the mammary glands

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Luteinizing hormone

in females, it stimulates ovulation, maturation of egg cells, and progesterone production; whereas in males, it stimulates sperm and testosterone production

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Follicle-stimulating hormone

in females, it stimulates the maturation of the egg cells in the ovary and estrogen production; whereas in males, it stimulates sperm production

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Menstruation

is the monthly shedding of the lining of the uterus known as the endometrium