Detailed Analysis of Hormonal Control in Male and Female Reproduction

This report explores the hormonal control of both male and female reproductive cycles. It begins by outlining the role of the hypothalamus and anterior pituitary in regulating hormone release. The report then delves into the specific functions of luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), highlighting their roles in gamete production and hormone synthesis. In males, the report discusses how FSH promotes sperm maturation, while LH stimulates androgen production. In females, it examines how FSH supports egg cell development, and LH plays a crucial role in ovulation and progesterone production. The report also mentions other hormones like inhibin, estradiol, prolactin, and oxytocin, explaining their specific functions within the reproductive systems. The conclusion summarizes the key roles of FSH and LH and emphasizes the feedback loops that regulate gonadotropin-releasing hormone production.

Running head: QUESTION 1
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5/16/2019

QUESTION 2
The male reproductive cycle as well as female reproductive cycle is controlled by
hormone’s interaction through the hypothalamus with anterior pituitary by hormones from
organs or reproductive tissue. In females and males, the hypothalamus reviews and develops the
causes for discharging the hormones from pituitary gland. In a case when the reproductive
hormones are needed, the hypothalamus throws the hormone that releases to the anterior
pituitary. In this way, it may cause of releasing the luteinizing hormone and follicle stimulating
hormone through anterior pituitary in the blood (Casarini, et. al, 2018).
The important point to be considered is that a body is necessarily required to reach
puberty in regarding the adrenals for discharging the hormones, which should be available for
gonadotropin-releasing hormone to be formed. Even though luteinizing hormone and follicle
stimulating hormone are addressed after the function in female imitation, they are generated in
male as well as female. In the addition of this, they have significant role in control the
reproduction. Other hormones have some particular roles in a reproductive system of male and
reproductive system of female (Carrillo, et. al, 2015).

QUESTION 3
Further, follicle stimulating hormone encourages a maturation of sperm cell in male. The
production of follicle stimulating hormone is repressed by through hormone inhibin that is
discharged through testes. The luteinizing hormone encourages the sex hormone’s production or
androgens through test’s interstitial cell. In this way, it is also called interstitial cell-stimulating
hormone. Additionally, the testosterone is a most extensively recognized androgen. The
testosterone encourages the sperm’s production and features related to masculine characteristics.
The adrenal cortex as well makes lesser amount of testosterone precursor, even though a role of
the additional hormone production is not unstated in complete way (Teaniniuraitemoana, et. al,
2016).

QUESTION 4
Moreover, Follicle stimulating hormone encourages the development of egg cells in
females. It is also known as ova that develop in structure named as follicles. Follicle cells
produce the hormone inhibin. It inhibits Follicle stimulating hormone production. Luteinizing
hormone has the important role in ova’s production, estradiol’s stimulation, ovulation’s
induction, as well as progesterone creation by the ovaries (Refer below mentioned diagram). The
progesterone as well as Estradiol is steroid hormones, which make a body for the pregnancy.
Estradiol creates the derived features related to sex in female at the time when the progesterone
as well as estradiol controls the menstrual period. The pituitary also produces prolactin in the
females that produces the milk production after birth of children, in addition to oxytocin that
encourages uterine contraction at a time of birth of child and milk comedown at a time of

QUESTION 5
suckling. In addition to generating luteinizing hormone and follicle stimulating hormone, the
anterior part of the pituitary gland also creates the hormone prolactin within female (Alvarez-
Campos, et.al, 2018).
In conclusion, in females and males, follicle stimulating hormone encourages the gamete
production and luteinizing hormone encourages the hormone’s production by the gonads. The
addition in gonad hormone levels restrains production of gonadotropin-releasing hormone by
the adverse feedbacks circle.

QUESTION 6
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