A client with a low sperm count asks the nurse to explain the disorder. The nurse responds that follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) regulates:

1. perm production.
2. male progesterone.
3. male estrogen.
4. corticosteroid production.


Correct Answer: 1
Rationale 1: Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) regulates sperm production in men.
Rationale 2: Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) does not regulate progesterone in men.
Rationale 3: There is not a male form of estrogen.
Rationale 4: FSH does not stimulate corticosteroid production.
Global Rationale: Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) regulates sperm production in men. It is not regulate male progesterone production. There is not a male form of estrogen and FSH does not stimulate corticosteroid production.

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