Puberty

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What happens at puberty?
Your body starts releasing sex hormones that trigger secondary sexual characteristics
Development of facial hair in males
Development of breasts in females
In males, main reproductive hormone is testosterone
Its produced by the testes and stimulates sperm production
What is the main reproductive hormone in males and where is it produced?
Testosterone
Produced in the testes
What does testosterone stimulate?
Sperm production
In females, main reproductive hormone is oestrogen
Produced in the ovaries
Involved in the menstrual cycle
What is the main female reproductive hormone and where is it produced?
Oestrogen
Produced in the ovaries