The nurse is presenting a community education session on female hormones. Which participant statement indicates the need for further information?
1. "Estrogen is what causes females to look female."
2. "Prostaglandin is responsible for achieving conception."
3. "Progesterone is present at the end of the menstrual cycle."
4. "The presence of some hormones causes others to be secreted."
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Explanation:
1. Estrogen causes secondary sex characteristics, such as enlarged breasts and widened hips.
2. Prostaglandin is not related to conception. Prostaglandin is called the hormone of pregnancy because it maintains pregnancy.
3. Progesterone is present in large quantities during the secretory phase of the menstrual cycle.
4. An example is that the production of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) causes the secretion of luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH).
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