MICROANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -Your ovaries play a critical role in both menstruation and conception. They produce eggs for fertilization and they make the hormones estrogen and progesterone. An ovary releases an egg around the middle of your menstrual cycle (around day 14 of a 28-day cycle) in a process called ovulation.

Detailed explanation-2: -The male and female reproductive cycles are controlled by hormones released from the hypothalamus and anterior pituitary as well as hormones from reproductive tissues and organs. The hypothalamus monitors the need for the FSH and LH hormones made and released from the anterior pituitary.

Detailed explanation-3: -One of a pair of female glands in which the eggs form and the female hormones estrogen and progesterone are made. These hormones play an important role in female traits, such as breast development, body shape, and body hair. They are also involved in the menstrual cycle, fertility, and pregnancy.

Detailed explanation-4: -Ovarian cycle The cycle comprises a follicular phase of 12-14 days, a periovulatory phase of approximately 3 days, and luteal phase of 14-16 days. In the absence of pregnancy, the luteal phase is concluded with regression of the corpus luteum and menses. A single, dominant follicle develops.

Detailed explanation-5: -Hormones of the Ovaries Estrogen (estradiol, specifically) is instrumental in breast development, fat distribution in the hips, legs, and breasts, and the development of reproductive organs. To a lesser extent, the ovaries release the hormone relaxin prior to giving birth.