FSH

American

Biochemistry. follicle-stimulating hormone: a peptide, produced by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland, that regulates the development of the Graafian follicle in the female and stimulates the production of spermatozoa in the male.

FSH British

abbreviation

follicle-stimulating hormone

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FSH Scientific

Abbreviation of follicle stimulating hormone

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The decrease in progesterone also allows the hypothalamus to send GnRH to the anterior pituitary, releasing FSH and LH and starting the cycles again.

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Progesterone assists in endometrial re-growth and inhibition of FSH and LH release.

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A negative feedback system occurs in the male with rising levels of testosterone acting on the hypothalamus and anterior pituitary to inhibit the release of GnRH, FSH, and LH.

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The hypothalamus monitors the need for FSH and LH production and release from the anterior pituitary.

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Slowly rising levels of FSH cause the growth of follicles on the surface of the ovary.

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