puberty & menstrual cycle

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  • what happens at puberty?
    at puberty, your body starts releasing sex hormones that trigger off secondary sexual characteristics (eg facial hair, or breasts in women)
  • what is oestrogen?
    the main female reproductive hormone produced in the ovary. at puberty eggs begin to mature and one is released approximately every 28 days. (ovulation)
  • what is testosterone?
    its the main male reproductive hormone produced by the testes and it stimulates sperm production
  • FSH
    causes maturation of an egg in the ovary
  • LH (luteinising hormone) 

    stimulates the release of the egg
  • oestrogen and progesterone
    involved in maintaining the uterus lining
  • where is fsh produced?
    pituarity gland
  • where is LH produced?
    pituarity gland