The Menstrual Cycle - Hormones

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What is the function of FSH (Follicle Stimulating Hormone - produced and released by the pituitary gland)?
To stimulate egg maturation and oestrogen production
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What is the function of LH (Lutenising Hormone - produced and released by the pituitary gland)
To trigger the release of an egg
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What is the function of oestrogen (produced and released in the ovaries)?
To grow uterine lining/stimulate LH/stop FSH
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What is the function of progesterone (produced and released by the ovaries)?
To maintain the uterine lining/Stop FSH and LH
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What is the main reproductive hormone in women?
Oestrogen
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What is the function of LH (Lutenising Hormone - produced and released by the pituitary gland)

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To trigger the release of an egg

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What is the function of oestrogen (produced and released in the ovaries)?

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What is the function of progesterone (produced and released by the ovaries)?

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What is the main reproductive hormone in women?

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