The estrogen is one of the most important hormone of the females and plays a major part in the menstrual cycle of females. It is responsible for the secondary sexual characters in the females. This in turn is secreted by the ovary under the stimulation of FSH hormone from the anterior lobe of pituitary gland.
It stimulate the growth of endometrium in the uterus.
It suppress the activity of FSH stimulate the secretion of LH Which transforms the ruptured Graafian follicle to corpus leutem which in turn secretes progesterone another important female hormone to retain pregnancy.
It is responsible for the youth fullness of females and it controls the action of parathormone- hormone which intake calcium ions from bones and teeth.
After menopause estrogen will not be secreted and caused osteoporosis in some women due the activity of parathormones
Estrogens are present in both men and women, they are usually present at significantly higher levels in women of reproductive age. They promote the development of female secondary sexual characteristics, such as breasts, and are also involved in the thickening of the endometrium and other aspects of regulating the menstrual cycle. In males, estrogen regulates certain functions of the reproductive system important to the maturation of sperm and may be necessary for a healthy libido. Furthermore, there are several other structural changes induced by estrogen in addition to other functions. In dentistry, it reduces hyperkeratinization of the gingiva and increase vascular permeability, exudation, and edema.
estrogen is what makes a woman a woman it tells the body to release eggs have periods and grow breasts not to have facial hair etc it is the gender hormone as testerone is to men
dr what is the role strogen on physiology
GnRH released from the hypothalamus triggers the start of puberty in females.
Ovaries are the sites. Estrogen is produced only in females.
females have higher concentration of estrogen in the body. And the primary function of estrogen is to make you more women and to store fat. So comparatively women have to struggle a bit harder than men in fat loss division.
Estrogen is secreted by ovaries. It is only produced in females.
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its from the estrogen hormone in females
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Females= Estrogen and in males= testosterone
estrogen- female testosterone- male
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Progesterone.
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