GENERAL HISTOLOGY

CONNECTIVE TISSUE GLAND

ENDOCRINE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the main female hormone?
A
testosterone
B
estrogen
C
oxytocin
D
adrenaline
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Estrogen is a kind of hormone that has an important role in the health of females. There are 3 types of estrogen: estrone, estradiol, and estriol. They affect the sexual and reproductive development in females. The ovaries make most of the estrogen in your body.

Detailed explanation-2: -The ovaries maintain the health of the female reproductive system. They secrete two main hormones-estrogen and progesterone.

Detailed explanation-3: -What is estrogen? Estrogens are a group of hormones that play an important role in the normal sexual and reproductive development in women. They are also sex hormones. The woman’s ovaries make most estrogen hormones, although the adrenal glands and fat cells also make small amounts of the hormones.

Detailed explanation-4: -There are three major forms of physiological estrogens in females: estrone (E1), estradiol (E2, or 17-estradiol), and estriol (E3).

Detailed explanation-5: -Estradiol (E2) is the primary form of estrogen in your body during your reproductive years. It’s the most potent form of estrogen.

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