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A. Release of Female Sex Hormones
Stress
Psyche

Hypothalamus
Inflammation, ischemia, Release
tumors, trauma,
malnutrition, Gonadoliberin
drugs, (GnRH)
genetic defects, Androgens, prolactin
norepinephrine, dopamine, 1 Sex Hormones:
serotonin, endorphins, Bleeding, ischemia,
radiation Hypophysis inflammation, trauma,
hypophyseal insufficiency
Female

Follitropin Lutropin
(FSH) (LH)
Resistant ovary Plate 9.10
syndrome
Inhibin 3
Activin
2
Follicle
Androgens Ovulation Corpus luteum
maturation
Granulosa cells
Ovulation inhibitors, Ovulation inhibitors,
tumors Ovarian insufficiency tumors
Enzyme defects

Estrogens Progestogens

4
50
Units/L
FSH
0 LH
ng/mL ng/mL
16 0.4
12 0.3 Progestogens
Progestogens 8 4 Estrogens 0.2 Estrogens
0.1
0
0
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