Hormonal control of reproductionHormonal influence on puberty

Hormones control puberty, the menstrual cycle, and sperm production and play a crucial role in in the control of reproduction in humans

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Hormonal influence on puberty

A is a chemical substance, produced by a and carried by the blood, which alters the activity of specific target organs (and is then destroyed by the liver).

Different hormones affect different organs or cells.

Hormones and the glands that produce them in the human body

are involved in the control of the onset of , , and sperm production.