Name a human hormone

The rarest possible answer — almost no player finds it.

• Relaxin— It loosens the pelvic ligaments before childbirth, and it is the reason your joints feel looser in pregnancy. The hormone almost nobody names.

Genuinely obscure. Most players never think of it.

• Adiponectin
• Adrenocorticotropic hormone
• Angiotensin II
• Atrial natriuretic peptide
• Calcitonin
• Cholecystokinin
• Corticotropin-releasing hormone
• DHEA
• DHT
• Erythropoietin— The one dopers inject to boost red blood cells.
• Follicle-stimulating hormone
• Gastrin
• GIP
• Gonadotropin-releasing hormone
• IGF-1
• Inhibin
• Luteinizing hormone
• Melanocyte-stimulating hormone
• Parathyroid hormone
• Renin
• Secretin— The first hormone ever discovered, in 1902.
• Somatostatin
• Thyroid-stimulating hormone
• Thyrotropin-releasing hormone
• Triiodothyronine

Uncommon — only a minority of players land here.

• Aldosterone
• Ghrelin— The hunger hormone.
• GLP-1— The gut hormone the Ozempic-era drugs imitate.
• Glucagon
• Histamine
• Human chorionic gonadotropin
• Leptin— The satiety hormone, ghrelin's rival.
• Norepinephrine
• Prolactin
• Thyroxine
• Vasopressin

A solid, middling pick shared with plenty of other players.

• Cortisol— The stress hormone every wellness podcast blames.
• Endorphins
• Growth hormone
• Melatonin
• Progesterone
• Serotonin

An overthought pick that scores below the middle of the board.

• Dopamine— 'It's a dopamine hit.' The pop-neuroscience flex, right on schedule. It's a neurotransmitter too, but yes, a hormone.
• Oxytocin— The 'love hormone' from every TED talk. Predictably chosen.

The most common answer on the board.

• Adrenaline
• Estrogen
• Insulin
• Testosterone