The nurse is preparing an educational session about menstruation for a group of adolescents. Which hormone should the nurse instruct as initiating ovulation?
A) Estrogen
B) Progesterone
C) Luteinizing hormone
D) Follicle-stimulating hormone
C
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Luteinizing hormone is responsible for ovulation or release of the mature egg cell from the ovary. Estrogen, progesterone, and follicle-stimulating hormone are not hormones responsible for initiating ovulation.
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