Hormone Stimulating Follicle (FSH)

Folicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH) wani gonadotropin ne wanda basophils ke ɓoye a cikin pituitary na baya kuma glycoprotein ne mai nauyin kwayoyin halitta na kusan 30,000 daltons.Kwayoyinsa sun ƙunshi sarƙoƙin peptide daban-daban guda biyu (α da β) waɗanda ba a ɗaure su ba.An tsara siginar FSH ta hanyar Gonadotropin Sakin Hormone (GnRH) wanda hypothalamus ya samar, kuma an tsara shi ta hanyar jima'i na jima'i da aka ɓoye ta glandan da aka yi niyya ta hanyar hanyar amsawa mara kyau.

Matsayin FSH yana haɓaka yayin menopause, bayan oophorectomy, kuma a cikin gazawar ovarian precocious.Dangantaka mara kyau tsakanin Luteinizing Hormone (LH) da FSH da tsakanin FSH da estrogen suna hade da anorexia nervosa da polycystic ovary cuta.