Follicle-stimulating Hormone Definition

fälikəlstimyo͝olātiŋ
noun
A hormone, secreted by the anterior pituitary gland, which stimulates the development of ova in the female and testicular function in the male.
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Noun

Singular:
follicle-stimulating hormone
Plural:
follicle stimulating hormones

Follicle-stimulating Hormone Sentence Examples

  • Ovulation induction with urinary follicle stimulating hormone versus human menopausal gonadotropin for clomiphene-resistant polycystic ovary syndrome (Cochrane Review ).

  • The other type of hormone, follicle stimulating hormone or "FSH", affects the growth of hair follicles.

  • The pituitary gland found in the brain increases a follicle stimulating hormone known as FSH.

  • The decreased testosterone also causes an increase in two other hormones, follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH).

  • Hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (HH) occurs when the body does not produce enough of two important hormones, luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle stimulating hormone (FSH).

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