Hormones
The body’s various organs, such as the brain and endocrine, release hormones in the blood to regulate the work of the rest of the body, and these hormones are complex chemicals secreted by the glands in quantities according to the need of the body. The most important of these glands are the pituitary gland, which is located below the brain and is divided into two parts: frontal pituitary and posterior, and both produce the most important hormones in the body are hormones responsible for reproduction, growth, and the administration of urine, and hormones regulating the other glands, as if working the center of command in the body, and One of these hormones produced by the pituitary gland is the active hormone of the follicle, known as FSH.
Medical definition
Follicle Stimulating Hormone (Follicle Stimulating Hormone) is one of the sex hormones produced by the anterior pituitary gland, a sugary protein that regulates the work of male and female genital organs. It is excreted in humans and animals.
The importance of FSH
The main function of FSH is to regulate growth, puberty, and reproductive processes in the human body. The most important functions of this hormone are as follows:
- The hormone in both male and female sex stimulates the maturity of sexual cells, and regulate the work of different sex hormones.
- In males, the hormone contains Sertoli cells, which secrete proteins linked to androgen and regulate the function of the testis and secretions.
- In the female, the hormone activates the vesicle, especially the granulosa cells, and the levels of this hormone decrease later. It is very important in initiating the stage of ovulation in the female, and plays a crucial role in the follicles that initiate ovulation.
FSH function when male
The hormone FSH in the male is not considered as important as the female, but his presence is also important for male and regular sexual work, and these functions include:
FSH function when female
The FSH hormone has a greater effect on the female than the male, and was initially detected in the female. This hormone has many direct and indirect effects on the female, as well as used in the identification of certain diseases and tests. The most important of these functions are the following:
Causes of increased or decreased secretion of FSH hormone
This hormone is affected by several factors leading to deficiency or increase in quantity, and the fact that this hormone is very important may affect mainly on some of the main body functions, the most important of these factors:
The normal ratio of FSH
FSH is one of the tests that may be performed by a female doctor due to doubts about certain hormonal imbalances. There are certain natural levels that the body must maintain. These levels and ratios are: mIU / ml.
- The level of FSH in non-ovulation times is less than or equal to 20 mIU / ml.
- FSH level during ovulation 40 mIU / ml.
- The level of FSH after menopause is 40-160 mIU / ml.
- FSH level in females before puberty 10 mIU / ml.
- As for males, the hormone is a constant amount throughout the normal human life and is 22 mIU / ml.