Does progesterone affect FSH hormone production?

Question

I am confused. A website says that oestrogen "stops FSH being produced - so that only one egg matures in a cycle". But by textbook is weird and says "corpus luteum produces the hormone progesterone. This hormone keeps the wall of the uterus in good condition for the development of a zygote if implantation has occurred. It also prevents FSH secretion which prevents the release of any more mature ova by feedback inhibition." 

 

Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

Your textbook appears to be correct - the corpus luteum produces progesterone, which acts on the anterior pituitary to inhibit its production of follicle stimulating hormone (FSH). Your confusion might be helped by reconciling the different phases - figure 2 on this website (and the accompanying text) has a good explanation: 5.4 Hormonal Control of Human Reproduction – Human Biology