Name the three major interacting hormonal events associated with the onset of puberty
A) Increased GnRH production, increased LH and decreased FSH production, activation of ovaries and testes by LH.
B) Decreased GnRH production due to estrogen and testosterone negative feedback, decrease in LH and FSH release by the anterior pituitary gland, and decreased LH and FSH sensitivity by the ovaries and testes.
C) Increased GnRH production, increased sensitivity of the anterior pituitary to GnRH and the subsequent release of LH and FSH, and increased sensitivity of ovaries and testes to LH and FSH.
D) Increased hypothalamic LH production, anterior pituitary release of estrogen and testosterone, estrogen activation of ovaries and testosterone activation of testes.
E) Increased hypothalamic estrogen and testosterone production, estrogen activation of ovaries and testosterone activation of testes.
Answer: C
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