GENERAL HISTOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Your ovaries secrete estrogen and progesterone. These hormones play an important role in reproductive development and menstruation. Estrogen production is highest in the first half of your menstrual cycle before ovulation.

Detailed explanation-2: -There are two ovaries, one on either side of the uterus. Ovaries make eggs and hormones like estrogen and progesterone. These hormones help girls develop, and make it possible for a woman to have a baby. The ovaries release an egg as part of a woman’s cycle.

Detailed explanation-3: -The ovaries produce and release eggs (oocytes) into the female reproductive tract at the mid-point of each menstrual cycle. They also produce the female hormones oestrogen and progesterone and androgens.

Detailed explanation-4: -Once it releases its egg, the empty ovarian follicle develops into a new structure called the corpus luteum. The corpus luteum secretes the hormones estrogen and progesterone.

Detailed explanation-5: -The hormone responsible for these changes is progesterone, which is manufactured by the corpus luteum. Under the influence of progesterone, the uterus begins to create a highly vascularized bed for a fertilized egg. If a pregnancy occurs, the corpus luteum produces progesterone until about 10 weeks gestation.