There are actually a bunch of different hormones that cause the changes during puberty, but the dominant one in males is testosterone, while the dominant one in females is estrogen.
Estrogen
Estrogen
The estrogen is the main hormone responsible for puberty in girls. It makes the girls fertile and causes increase in breast sizes.
The main cause of change at puberty are started by the production of our hormones(testosterone for boys and the estrogen and progesterone for girls)
The hormone is called estrogen. Some of the changes that it causes are as follows: •Shedding of the uteral lining. (period) •Increased sexual experiences/thoughts. •Greater development in key areas to the reproductive system.
Testosterone
The name of the hormone that causes puberty in male mammals is the testosterone
The hormone responsible is testosterone. This hormone causes a lot of changes including the voice.
estrogen
Estrogen causes it
During puberty, the main hormone responsible for the changes is called gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH). This hormone triggers the release of luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) from the pituitary gland, which in turn stimulate the growth and maturation of sex organs and the development of secondary sexual characteristics.
estrogen