The pituitary gland is responsible for the secretion of follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinising hormone (LH). The pituitary therefore secretes the gonadotrophins that will act on the ovary.
However, the pituitary does not only synthesise female hormones, but also produces male hormones.
Read the full article on: Male & Female Sex Hormones – Definition & Functions ( 50).
Marta Barranquero Gómez
B.Sc., M.Sc.
Graduated in Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences by the University of Valencia (UV) and specialized in Assisted Reproduction by the University of Alcalá de Henares (UAH) in collaboration with Ginefiv and in Clinical Genetics by the University of Alcalá de Henares (UAH).
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