FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE HORMONES

• Estrogen - It is a female reproductive hormone produced primarily by the ovaries in the non-pregnant women. - It promotes the maturation and release of an ovum in every menstrual cycle. It is responsible for the development of female secondary sexual characteristics.
• Progesterone - It is produced by the corpus luteum in the ovary. - Its function is to prepare the endometrium (lining of the uterus for the reception and development of the fertilized ovum).It also suppresses the production of estrogen after ovulation has occurred.
• Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone (GnRH) - It is responsible for the release of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH) from the hypothalamus gland. - It causes the release of two important hormones, the Follicle-stimulating hormone and Luteinizing hormone from the pituitary gland.
• Follicle-Stimulating Hormones -It is produced by the pituitary gland during the first half of menstrual cycle. - It stimulates development of the maturing ovarian follicle and controls ovum production in the female.
• Luteinizing Hormones (LH)-It is a hormone produced by gonadotropic cells in the in the anterior pituitary gland in the brain. - It stimulates the ovaries to produce estrogen and progesterone.It triggers ovulation (therelease of a mature ovum from the ovary)It promotes the development of the corpus luteum.