In females, the follicle-stimulating hormone or FSH has, as its name suggests, the function of stimulating the ovarian follicles so that ovum maturation occurs within the follicle and, finally, an egg is released with ovulation.
Read the full article on: What Is the Role of Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH)? ( 67).
By Blanca Paraíso M.D., Ph.D., M.Sc. (gynecologist), José María Sánchez Jordán M.D. (gynecologist), Marta Barranquero Gómez B.Sc., M.Sc. (embryologist), Zaira Salvador B.Sc., M.Sc. (embryologist) and Cristina Algarra Goosman B.Sc., M.Sc. (psychologist).
Last Update: 10/29/2018
