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Why does progesterone inhibit FSH and LH

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As estrogen hormone levels rise, that inhibits the release of FSH, because that’s what normally causes the secretion of estrogen. An increase of progesterone inhibits the release of LH, because that’s what normally causes progesterone to be secreted.

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