HANGMAN

The male and female

PRIMARY reproductive
organs
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What kind of hormone is estrogen
and progesterone?

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A term which pertains to hormones
that stimulate male characteristics.

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“Pregnancy Hormone”

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Ovaries are the size of a
large:

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 This side of pituitary gland
mainly causes the production of
FSH and LH (which in turn
produces estrogen and estrogen)

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Testosterone maintains:

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OVA R I E S
 • are female gonads
WHAT A R E
? • reproductive organ and
OVAR IE S
endocrine gland responsible
for producing gametes and
female sex hormones
• this is where follicle
maturation egg cell
production occurs
• once the egg cell is matured
it will undergo ovulation
ANATO MY OF • The ovaries are oval
THE OVA R IE S shaped and about the
size of a large grape.
• They are located on
opposite ends of the
pelvic wall
• The ovaries are each
attached to the
fimbria
 WHAT A R E T H E 2
HO R M O N E S
• ESTROGEN THAT ARE
SEC R ET E D B Y
THE O VA R IE S ?
• is a steroid hormone
• secretion is regulated
by FSH
• produced by the
growing ovarian
follicle
ESTROGEN IS
RESPONSIBLE
FOR: MORE ON
ES T R O G EN :
• building up of
endometrium
• development of
female secondary sex
characteristics
• energy balance
• insulin sensitivity
(energy homeostasis)
 THE 2 ND

HO R M O N E T H A T
II. IS SECR E T ED B Y
PROGESTERONE TH E O VA R IE S
• is a steroid hormone
• secretion is regulated
by LH
• Produced by the
corpus luteum
PROGESTERONE
FUNCTIONS: M OR E O N
PROGES T E R O N E:
• Maintenance of the
endometrium and uterus
• Acts with estrogen to bring
about the menstrual cycle
• Helps in the implantation
of an embryo in the uterus
• Growth of the mammary
gland
 HO W A RE 1. HYPOTHALAMUS
THESE 2. ANTERIOR PITUITARY

HOR M O N E S GLAND
3. FSH WILL GO TO THE
SEC R ET E D ? BLOOD CAPILLARIES OF
THE OVARY
4. FSH WILL STIMULATE
FOLLICLE MATURATION
5. SECONDARY FOLLICLE
6. INCREASE IN ESTROGEN
AND GNRH WILL
STIMULATE RELEASE OF LH
 HO W A RE 7. OVULATION
THESE 8. DEVELOPMENT OF CORPUS
LUTEUM
HOR M O N E S 9. INHIBIN SUPRESSES FSH
SEC R ET E D ? SECRETION AND
PROGESTERONE SUPRESSES
GNRH
10. PROGESTERONE
STIMULATE ENDOMETRIAL
GROWTH
11. CORPUS LUTEUM
DEGENERATES
12. GNRH INCREASES
13. NEW CYCLE OCCURS
 SEXUAL HORMONE DISORDERS
IN FEMALES
POLYCYSTIC OVARY
Many of the symptoms are caused
SYNDROME (PCOS)
1 by increased production of
androgens. These include
irregular menstrual cycles, extra
male-like hair growth
HIRSUTISM
3 is the growth of excessive
hair in a male pattern. This
would include face, chest,
abdomen and back.
OVARIAN CANCER
There are over 30 types of
2 ovarian cancer, depending on
the type of cell in which they
start.
PRIMARY OVARIAN
INSUFFICIENCY (POI)
also known as premature
4
ovarian failure, happens when a
woman's ovaries stop working
normally before she is 40. The
exact cause of POI is unknown.
 The ovaries have an
immensely important
role not only in the
female reproductive
system but in the
endocrine system as a
whole. The hormones are
secreted in order to
ensure the proper
development of the
female body and
promote healthy
fertility.
 POST
ADULTHOOD PREGNANCY
MENOPAUSE

Range of Normal
30-400 pg/ml 5500 – 30000 pg/ml <30 pg/ml
Estrogen Levels

Effects of High Cramps, fatigue, Weight gain, high risk

PMS, PCOS
Estrogen headaches of breast cancer

Effects of Low Fertility issues,

Delayed puberty Osteoporosis
Estrogen miscarriage