GnRH

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GNRH
Flow diagram showing the failure in the hormonal pathway of puberty by the failure of GnRH release by the hypothalamus and the subsequent failure of the testes or ovaries to respond correctly.

GnRH stands for gonadotopin releasing hormone.

Definition[edit | edit source]

It is a hormone made by a part of the brain called the hypothalamus.

Function[edit | edit source]

GnRH causes the pituitary gland in the brain to make and secrete the hormones luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH).

GnRH Neuron
GnRH Neuron

In men[edit | edit source]

In men, these hormones cause the testicles to make testosterone.

In women[edit | edit source]

In women, they cause the ovaries to make estrogen and progesterone.

Other names[edit | edit source]

Also called gonadotropin-releasing hormone, LH-RH, LHRH, and luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone.

Also see[edit | edit source]

GnRH Resources
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