A middle-aged patient with erectile dysfunction has sought care and is receiving health education from the nurses. The patient has expressed a desire to understand the physiology of the sex hormone production and the sexual response
The nurse should describe the fact that testosterone is normally secreted in response to A) sexual arousal.
B) stimulation by luteinizing hormone.
C) ACTH release by the adrenal cortex.
D) decreased cortisol levels.
B
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Certain cells in the testes, called Leydig cells, secrete testosterone in response to stimulation by luteinizing hormone (LH) from the anterior pituitary gland. Testosterone secretion is not the result of sexual arousal, ACTH, or low cortisol.
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