A boy who has not passed through puberty sustains an injury to his anterior pituitary. After the individual grows to maturity, it becomes evident through testing that this male sterile. What changes to FSH and LH could have occurred due to this injury. LH is normal, FSH is no longer released FSH is normal, LH is no longer released FSH levels are higher than normal and LH levels are lower than normal In the case of sterility, it is not an issue of FSH or LH, it is that GNRH is no longer released ОООО
A boy who has not passed through puberty sustains an injury to his anterior pituitary. After the individual grows to maturity, it becomes evident through testing that this male sterile. What changes to FSH and LH could have occurred due to this injury. LH is normal, FSH is no longer released FSH is normal, LH is no longer released FSH levels are higher than normal and LH levels are lower than normal In the case of sterility, it is not an issue of FSH or LH, it is that GNRH is no longer released ОООО
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Transcribed Image Text:A boy who has not passed through puberty sustains an injury to his anterior pituitary. After the individual grows to maturity, it becomes evident through testing that this male is
sterile. What changes to FSH and LH could have occurred due to this injury.
LH is normal, FSH is no longer released
FSH is normal, LH is no longer released
FSH levels are higher than normal and LH levels are lower than normal
In the case of sterility, it is not an issue of FSH or LH, it is that GNRH is no longer released
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