Question

Refer to the given graph representing interplay of different hormones (A-D) during menstrual cycle in women and answer the questions that follow.
Which hormones are excreted in urine after menopause?

• A. A
• B. B
• C. C
• D. Both (B) and (C)

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

Both (B) and (C)

B and C represent, FSH and LH. They are excreted in urine after menopause. The cause of menopause is "burning out" of the ovaries. At about age 45 years, only a few primordial follicles remain to be stimulated by FSH and LH, and the production of estrogen by the ovaries decreases as the number of primordial follicles approaches zero. When estrogen production falls below a critical value, the estrogen can no longer inhibit the production of the gonadotropins (FSH and LH). Instead, the gonadotropins FSH and LH (mainly FSH) are produced after menopause in large and continuous quantities. The same is then excreted in urine.

So, the correct answer is 'Both (B) and (C)'.