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What is cortisol's effect on female reproductive hormones
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Decreases LH, estradiol, progesterone
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What is stress's effect on GNRH release
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Decreases it
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How does estradiol effect the HPA axis
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Stimulates it
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What are endorphins and enkephalins
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Proteins found in the brain. Relieve pain, cause insensitivity to pain, excitement, euphoria
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Where is growth hormone produced
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Anterior pituitary, lymphocytes, mononuclear phagocytic cells
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What is somatotrophin's effect
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Protein, lipid, and carbohydrate metabolism; anti-insulin; increases immune function
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What is prolactin and how does it respond to stress
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From anterior pituitary; effects lactation and breast development; increases in response to stress
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What is oxytocin's response to stress
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Increases
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Where is testosterone produced
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In Leydig cells
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Does testosterone increase or decrease in response to stress
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Decreases
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