ʻO ka Hormone Hoʻoulu Follicle (FSH)

ʻO ka Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH) he gonadotropin i hūnā ʻia e nā basophils ma ka pituitary mua a he glycoprotein me ke kaumaha molekala o kahi 30,000 daltons. Aia kona molekala i ʻelua mau kaulahao peptide ʻokoʻa (α a me β) i hoʻopaʻa ʻole ʻia. Hoʻoponopono ʻia ka hoʻokuʻu ʻana o FSH e ka Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone (GnRH) i hana ʻia e ka hypothalamus, a hoʻoponopono ʻia e nā hormones wahine i hūnā ʻia e nā glands i manaʻo ʻia ma o kahi ʻano pane maikaʻi ʻole.

Hoʻokiʻekiʻe ʻia ka pae o ka FSH i ka wā menopause, ma hope o ka oophorectomy, a i ka hāʻule ʻana o ka ovarian ma mua o ka wā. ʻO nā pilina maʻamau ʻole ma waena o ka Luteinizing Hormone (LH) a me FSH a ma waena o FSH a me ka estrogen e pili ana me ka anorexia nervosa a me ka maʻi polycystic ovary.