The nurse is reviewing the laboratory analysis of a female patient's hormones. Increases in which hormone levels would indicate ovulation is occurring?
1. Estrogen
2. Luteinizing hormone
3. Progesterone
4. Gonadotropin-releasing hormone
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Rationale 1: Estrogen levels peak prior to the release of the hormone necessary for ovulation.
Rationale 2: When the luteinizing hormone peaks, ovulation occurs.
Rationale 3: Increases in the progesterone level occur after ovulation.
Rationale 4: The gonadotropin-releasing hormone stimulates the anterior pituitary to release the follicle-stimulating hormone, which occurs prior to ovulation.
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