PITUITARY GLAND HORMONES
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