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