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The Female Gonads

The Female Gonads. Rocco Magnella Dirk Wristers. Where are they?. Pelvic region Center of pelvis In between legs . What hormones are produced?. The ovaries produce estrogen and progesterone. Estrogen- a steroid hormone that produces female characteristics for a human

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The Female Gonads

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  1. The Female Gonads Rocco Magnella Dirk Wristers

  2. Where are they? • Pelvic region • Center of pelvis • In between legs

  3. What hormones are produced? • The ovaries produce estrogen and progesterone. • Estrogen- a steroid hormone that produces female characteristics for a human • Progesterone- released by the corpus luteum to prepare the uterus for pregnancy

  4. What do the hormones do? • Regulate the menstrual cycle and pregnancy. • Development of female body characteristics, • breasts • body shape • body hair

  5. Feedback mechanisms & antagonistic hormones • The antagonistic hormone would be melatonin • The hypothalamic–pituitary–gonadal axis is a critical part in the development and regulation of a number of the body's systems, such as the reproductive and immune systems. • Example giving birth causes hypothalamus to secrete oxytocin

  6. Glands of the female gonads • Ovaries • Placenta (when pregnant) • Uterus

  7. What happens when glands don’t operate properly? • Hypogonadism is when the ovaries are not producing enough sex hormones. This can usually cause Turner Syndrome, gonadal dysgenesis, and galactosemia. • To treat this, a doctor must replace the hormones in the ovaries to try and copy the normal hormone production.

  8. Sites used http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=8979 http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001195.htm http://www.uwhealth.org/healthfacts/B_EXTRANET_HEALTH_INFORMATION-FlexMember-Show_Public_HFFY_1105110079116.html

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