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A hormone either produced naturally by the pituitary or given as a medication (Pergonal/Metrodin) which causes follicle growth and egg development within the ovary.
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A type of hormone called a genodotropin. It is produced by the pituitary and affects the ovaries and testis. FSH stimulates the follicle to increase in size in the ovaries and increase secretion of estrogen and progesterone.
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In women, FSH is the pituitary hormone responsible for stimulating follicular cells in the ovary to grow, triggering egg development and production of the female hormone estrogen. In the male, FSH is the pituitary hormone that travels through the bloodstream to the testes and helps stimulate them to manufacture sperm.
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Hormone produced by the pituitary gland which stimulates the production of follicles by the ovary. Used in assisted conception to stimulate the production of more than one follicle (ovulation induction).
Ãâó: www.hfea.gov.uk/Glossary
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Follicle stimulating hormone is produced in the anterior pituitary gland and stimulates sperm production in males and ovulation in females. Abnormal FSH levels are an indicator of impaired ovarian function and are useful in determining fertility and menopause.
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