Puberty and Menstrual Cycle

• What is ovulation?

  When an egg develops and is released from the ovary at day 14
• FSH:

  • Produced in the pituitary glands
  • Causes an egg to mature
  • Stimulates the ovaries to produce oestrogen
• Oestrogen:

  • Produced in the ovaries
  • Causes the lining of the uterus to grow
  • Stimulates the release of LH and inhibits release of FSH
• LH:

  • Produced in the pituitary gland
  • Stimulates the release of the egg at ovulation
• Progesterone:

  • Produced in the ovaries
  • Maintains lining of the uterus during the second half of the cycle
  • Inhibits the release FSH and LH
• What hormones are involved in puberty of men and women?

  Men: Testosterone Women: Oestrogen