Question

Hormone that triggers puberty in females is known as____________.

Answer 1

Estrogen:

1. The hormone estrogen is responsible for female puberty.
2. Estrogens are steroid molecules that are necessary for female growth and function.
3. The ovaries are the main producers of estrogens.
4. After the egg is released from the follicle and the placenta, they are created by the ovaries' follicles and secreted by the corpus luteum.
5. The anterior pituitary gland produces luteinizing hormone (LH), which increases estrogen release.
6. Estrogen is produced in theca internal cells of the ovary.

Final answer: The hormone that triggers puberty in females is known as estrogen.