The nurse is caring for a patient who has been experiencing infertility. Inadequate levels of luteinizing hormone (LH) have been identified. The patient correctly verbalizes what outcome of the reduced hormone level?
a. "This hormone is responsible for main-taining my secondary sex characteristics."
b. "The swelling I experience during my menstrual cycle is the result of this hor-mone."
c. "This hormone is responsible for the irre-gularity of my menstrual cycle."
d. "Luteinizing hormone works to stimulate ovulation and the production of progeste-rone."
D
Luteinizing hormone (LH) is produced by the anterior pituitary gland. It targets the ovaries. LH stimulates ovulation and production of progesterone. LH does not affect fluid retention, men-strual cycle regularity, or the maintenance of secondary sex characteristics.
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