Question

What is the hormone that triggers the production of sperm?

Answer 1

Hormones:

1. The chemical substances secreted from various parts of the body transfer messages to cells in different parts of the human body.
2. These chemical messages allow the body to regulate various cell processes such as sleep, growth, blood glucose level, sexual reproduction, and controlling stress.

Sperm:

1. Sperm are male reproductive cells that carry the genetic characteristics from the father to the child.
2. Sperms are formed in the pair of the testis.
3. The function of Sperm is to move and carry genetic information to the egg.

FSH (Follicular stimulating hormone):

1. The hormone produced by the pituitary glands is responsible for stimulating gonads and secondary reproductive characteristics in males and females.
2. FSH stimulates follicular growth and ovulation in women.
3. In men, FSH helps control the production of sperm.
4. Hypothalamus stimulates the secretion of FSH.
5. Symptoms of low FSH: infertility, pubic hair loss, headache, unable to produce milk for breastfeeding, night sweats, etc.