Hormone

Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)

Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH)

Luteinizing hormone (LH)

Estrogen

Progesterone

Testosterone

Inhibit

Produced in the hypothalamus

Produced in the anterior pituitary

Produced in the anterior pituitary

Produced in the ovary (corpus luteum)

Produces in the ovary (follicle)

Produced in the testes (interstitial cells)

Produces in the testes (seminiferous tubules)

Targets the anterior pituitary gland

Targets the ovaries and testes

Targets the uterus

Targets the ovaries and testes

Targets the entire body

Targets the anterior pituitary and hypothalamus

Targets the entire body

The function in the male reproductive system is the stimulation release FSH and LH from the anterior pituitary

The function in the female reproductive system stimulates the release of FSH and LH from the anterior pituitary

The function in the male reproductive system stimulates the production of testosterone

The function in the female reproductive system triggers ovulation, and (with FSH) stimulates estrogen production