A number of hormonal secretions begin or increase during puberty. Which hormone appears to initiate the process of puberty in males?

Testosterone

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Luteinising hormone

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Gonadotropin releasing hormone

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Follicle stimulating hormone

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Solution

The correct option is C
Gonadotropin releasing hormone

Spermatogenesis starts at the age of puberty due to significant increase in the secretion of gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH), a hypothalamic hormone. The increased levels of GnRH then acts on the anterior pituitary gland and stimulates secretion of two gonadotropins - luteinising hormone (LH) and follicle stimulating hormone (FSH).

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