Question

What is the hormone that triggers ovulation?

Answer 1

Hormones:

1. The chemical substances secreted from various parts of the body that transfer messages to cells in different parts of the human body are known as hormones.
2. When the level of certain hormones increases or decreases in the human body it creates an imbalance of hormones in the body.
3. Symptoms of hormonal imbalance are Anxiety, Depression, Rashes on the skin, Headache, Blurred vision, Weight loss, Weight gain, Dry Skin, etc.

Hormone that triggers ovulation:

Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH):

1. FSH is a pituitary hormone that regulates growth, sexual development, and reproduction, including menstruation, follicular development, and ovulation.
2. In males, FSH induces Sertoli cells to secrete inhibin and it stimulates the formation of Sertoli -Sertoli tight junctions (zonula occludens).
3. Sertoli cells release peptide hormone which slows FSH production.

Luteinizing hormone (LH):

1. LH is a hormone produced by the gonadotropic cells of the anterior pituitary gland.
2. In women, an acute increase in LH stimulates ovulation and corpus luteum development.
3. In males, LH is also known as interstitial cell-stimulating hormone (ICSH), it stimulates the production of testosterone by Leydig cells.
4. It works synergistically with follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH).