Man labioscrotal folds into the scrotum. Another significant hormone in sexual differentiation is the anti-Müllerian hormone, which inhibits development of the Müllerian ducts. In general, men suffer from many of the same illnesses as women. In comparison to women, men suffer from slightly more illnesses. Male life expectancy is slightly lower than female life expectancy, although the difference has narrowed in recent years. For males during puberty, testosterone, along with gonadotropins released by the pituitary gland, stimulates spermatogenesis, along with the full sexual distinction of a human male from a human female, while women are acted upon by estrogens and progesterone
Trophic hormone causes hyperplasia of enterochromaffin cells which may transform into carcinoid tumors. Trophic hormone Trophic hormone is a hormone that has a growth effect, hyperplasia or hypertrophy, on the tissue it is stimulating. The term "trophic" is from Ancient Greek τροφικός ("trophikós") meaning "pertaining to food or nourishment", here used to mean "growth"; this is the same origin as "atrophy." This should not be confused with "tropic," as in the similar-sounding tropic hormone – the words and concepts are both unrelated. A key example of this is thyroid-stimulating hormone stimulating the thyroid; excess thyroid-stimulating hormone can create a goitre. Trophic hormones