Lesson 11.

Hormones Controlling the

Male Reproductive System
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 Learning Competency

At the end of this lesson, the given DepEd learning

competency should be met by the students.

Explain the role of hormones involved in the female

and male reproductive systems (S10LT-IIIb-34).
 Learning Objectives

At the end of this lesson, the learner should be able to

do the following:

● Discuss the role of pituitary glands and gonads in

male reproductive function.

● Explain the feedback mechanisms associated with

male reproductive function.
Have you ever noticed boys
getting taller when they
become teenagers?

How about their voices

deepening and their facial
hair growing?
 These physical
changes you
observe are some of
the secondary sex
characteristics that
boys experience
due to the influence
of hormones when
they hit puberty.
Testosterone
 How are hormones
involved in these changes
physical changes during
puberty?
 Try it!
Warm-Up

Physical Changes for Boys

Watch this video and answer the

following questions.

a. Are these changes necessary

for boys?
b. Do all these changes occur in
boys? Top Signs Boys are in Puberty by Amaze ORG
Amaze ORG. 2016. ‘‘Top Signs Boys are in Puberty”’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onggxBVl4qw
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Hormonal Control in Males

● Puberty in males is controlled by the

following hormones:
○ follicle-stimulating-hormone (FSH)
○ luteinizing hormone (LH)

The anterior pituitary gland

 Learn about It

Hormonal Control in Males

● Follicle-stimulating-hormone
(FSH) and luteinizing hormone
(LH) are released in response to
another hormone,
gonadotropin-releasing
hormone (GnRH) from the
hypothalamus.
The anterior pituitary gland
 Learn about It

Hormonal Control in Males

● FSH goes into the testes and
stimulates the Sertoli cells to
promote spermatogenesis.

● LH enters the testes and stimulates

the interstitial cells(Leydig cells) to
produce and release testosterone
into the testes and the
The anterior pituitary gland
bloodstream.
 Learn about It

Hormonal Control in Males

● Testosterone is the primary

male sex hormone.
○ It is responsible for the
secondary sex characteristics
that develop in males during
their adolescence.
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The Process of Regulation: Negative Feedback

● Negative feedback occurs
when the body acts to reverse a
change that is sensed.

● Sertoli cells produce inhibin, a

protein that is released into the
blood when the sperm count is
high.
Feedback mechanisms
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The Process of Regulation: Negative Feedback

● The secretion of inhibin inhibits

the release of GnRH and FSH,
which causes spermatogenesis
to slow down.

Feedback mechanisms
 Learn about It

The Process of Regulation: Negative Feedback

● Positive feedback occurs when

a initial stimulus or response
further increases its intensity.

● The protein activin is

responsible for further
promoting the release of FSH.
Feedback mechanisms
 Key Points

● Male reproductive hormones

Puberty in males is controlled by the follicle-stimulating-hormone (FSH) and luteinizing
hormone (LH).

● Spermatogenesis
Spermatogenesis is the specific type of gametogenesis that occurs in males. It is
primarily initiated and controlled by testosterone.

● Testosterone
Testosterone is the primary male sex hormone. It is responsible for the secondary sex
characteristics that develop in males during their adolescence.
 Check Your Understanding

Identify the terms being described below.

1. This hormone is in charge of the development of secondary
male sex characteristics.
2. This is the primary male sex organ that produces sperm
cells.
3. This process refers to the development of sperm cells from
spermatogonia.
4. This mechanism occurs when an intitial stimulus or
response is opposed or reversed.
5. This hormone is produced by the Sertoli cells when sperm