FSH

(FOLL

ICLE

SIM

ULATI

NG

HORMONE)

BY: JESSICA HERNANDEZ

TYPE OF HORMONE?

• FSH is a glycoprotein.

• Give hormone proteins (carbohydrate molecules)

glycoprotei

n

What gland or other tissue secretes it?

The functions of the hormone

• stimulates secretion of testosterone in testes

• triggers ovulation and stimulates secretion of estrogen and progesterone in ovaries

Type of Regulatory Mechanism• Negative feedback

• If something isn’t working properly it controls it to it gets back to normal, maintains

Homeostasis

Conditions• Hyper-more then one egg at a time, more

chance of conceiving

• Hypo- not as many eggs, failure to conceive child