Hormone mai motsa ƙwayoyin halitta (FSH)

Hormone Mai Ƙarfafa Follicle (FSH) gonadotropin ne da basophils ke fitarwa a cikin ƙwayar pituitary ta gaba kuma glycoprotein ne mai nauyin kwayoyin halitta kimanin daltons 30,000. Kwayoyin halittarsa ​​sun ƙunshi sarƙoƙi guda biyu na peptide (α da β) waɗanda ba su da alaƙa da juna. Ana sarrafa fitar da FSH ta hanyar Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone (GnRH) da hypothalamus ke samarwa, kuma ana sarrafa shi ta hanyar hormones na jima'i da glandar da aka yi niyya ke fitarwa ta hanyar tsarin amsawa mara kyau.

Matakan FSH suna ƙaruwa a lokacin daina al'ada, bayan an cire urinary, da kuma lokacin da aka fara kamuwa da cutar ovary. Alaƙa mara kyau tsakanin Luteinizing Hormone (LH) da FSH da kuma tsakanin FSH da estrogen suna da alaƙa da anorexia nervosa da cutar polycystic ovary.