AR and ovarian carcinoma: However, the expression levels of other hormone receptors related to the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis (androgen receptor (AR), follicle-stimulating hormone receptor (FSHR), luteinizing hormone receptor (LHR) and gonadotropin-releasing receptor (GnRHR)) in LGSC, which could also mediate the effects of steroid hormones on the development and progression of ovarian cancer, have not been shown.