role of hormones in the reproductive system

• Endocrine glands of the body are responsible for producing the hormones necessary for certain physiological processes occurring in the human body
• Aside from the testes and ovaries, the endocrine glands in the brain also release hormones that affect reproductive mechanisms
• The hypothalamus regulates the amount of hormones released by other endocrine glands
• The hypothalamus ensures that the reproductive systems produce and utilize the right amount of reproductive hormones
• The different organ systems work in unison so that the body achieves physiological homeostasis, the body's tendency to resist changes and maintain a constant state of equilibrium in its internal environment
• Bodily responses happen through feedback mechanisms, which are looped reactions that control the output and input of a specific gland, tissue, or organ
• The mechanisms are cyclic, suggesting that the glands or organs involved are communicating with each other continuously
• A positive feedback mechanism involves a cyclical system in which a stimulus amplifies the function of a gland or organ
• A negative feedback mechanism regulates or limits the output of a functioning gland or organ
• A negative feedback mechanism occurs more frequently than a positive feedback mechanism and happens often as a regulatory response to the positive feedback mechanism
• As such, the pituitary gland of males instructs the testes on how much testosterone it should make.
• In males, the luteinizing hormone triggers the secretion of testosterone. 
• In females, the luteinizing hormone stimulates the follicles to generate estrogen, promotes the development of ovarian follicles and the corpus luteum, helps in the process of ovulation, and manages the secretion of progesterone.
• In males, the follicle-stimulating hormone stimulates the production of sperm cells in the seminiferous tubules along with testosterone. 
• In females, the follicle-stimulating hormone functions the same way as the luteinizing hormone, assisting in the development of egg cells, secretion of estrogen and progesterone, and the process of ovulation.