Hormonal control of the menstrual cycle
The menstrual cycle is under complex hormonal control, involving luteinizing hormone - LH - follicle-stimulating hormone - FSH - gonadotrophin releasing hormone - GnRH - oestrogens, androgens, progesterone and inhibin. There are feedbacks between ovary, anterior pituitary and hypothalamus.
Related pages
- Gonadotrophin releasing hormone in the menstrual cycle
- Follicle-stimulating hormone in the menstrual cycle
- Luteinizing hormone in the menstrual cycle
- Oestrogens in the menstrual cycle
- Progesterone
- Inhibin
- Graph of FSH and LH levels during the menstrual cycle
- Graph of sex hormone levels during the menstrual cycle
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