Males and females possess the same gene for Follicle-StimulatingHormone, which is a glycoprotein. Therefore, the tertiary structureof FSH is not different between men and women. Yet when FSH isinjected into a male or a female, the physiological effects aredifferent. Which cells in males and females are responsive to FSHand how does the body determine which cells will respond to whichhormones? Focus on what’s happening at the cellular level as wellas at the systemic level, contrasting between male and female.Furthermore, relating to the notion of injecting FSH directly intoa patient, what problems (both endocrine and reproductive) would becaused by doing this repeatedly, and what would be thephysiological reasons behind these problems?
