PITUITARY GLAND HORMONES pituitary gland

ADRENOCORTICOTROPHIC HORMONE

LUTEINIZING HORMONE

PROLACTIN

OXYTOCIN

FOLLICLE-STIMULATING HORMONE

THYROID-STIMULATING HORMONE

ANTI-DIURETIC HORMONE

GROWTH HORMONE

Cortisol maintains blood pressure and blood sugar levels

Stimulates the production of cortisol, a stress hormone

Abbreviated as ACTH

Promotes sperm production

Stimulates the ovaries to produce oestrogen

Abbreviated as FSH

Stimulates ovulation in women

Stimulates testosterone production in men

In short it is LH

Helps in maintaining healthy muscles and bones

Manage fat distribution in the body

Abbreviated as GH

Affects hormones that control ovaries and testes

Which can affect menstrual periods,

Causes breastmilk production after birth

Sexual functions and fertility

Shortened as PRL

Stimulates the thyroid gland which regulates metabolism

Thyroid gland also regulates energy and nervous system.

Also called TSH

Affects labour, breastfeeding and behaviour.

Affects the social interaction and bonding of mother and child

Causes breast milk to flow

Helps with progression of labour

Regulates water balance and sodium levels

Also known as ADH OR vasopressin