Question

What are LH and FSH?

Answer 1

LH:

1. Luteinizing hormone is the hormone that stimulates the testes and ovaries to produce and secrete hormones.
2. It causes the Leydig cells in the testes to release testosterone.
3. LH drives ovulation of fully grown Graafian follicles in females, as well as the maintenance of the corpus luteum, which is generated from the remnants of Graafian follicles after ovulation
4. . Under the influence of LH, the corpus luteum secretes progesterone and some estrogen.

FSH:

1. FSH (Follicle-stimulating hormone) promotes spermatogenesis (sperm generation) in males and stimulates the growth and development of ovarian follicles as well as the release of estrogen hormone in females.