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What is the primary function of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone in the reproductive system?
Regulate ovarian function
What are the primary sex steroids that influence gonadotropins through negative feedback?
Estradiol and progesterone
What is the main source of androgens like testosterone and androstenedione in the female body?
Ovarian stroma and adrenal gland
What is the term for the permanent cessation of menses following the loss of ovarian follicular activity?
Menopause
What controls reproductive physiology through the reproductive years?
Hypothalamic–pituitary–ovarian axis
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