Question

Name the hormone released by the ovary in the later phase of pregnancy

Answer 1

Progesterone is the hormone

Answer 2

Basically ovary produces two hormones

1. estrogen

2. progesterone

But in the later phase of pregnancy ovary release Relaxin hormone.

Function of relaxin hormone - Relaxin hormone helps to broden and the movement of pubic symphysis joint during pregnancy which is otherwise immovable and always immovable in men.

Movement of joint is necessay because the uterus or womb is placed between it.

Estrogen released by ovary has 3 classes -  estradiol, estrone, and estriol, they help in the development of reproductive system of female

progesteron- maintains the endometrium od uterus which support implantation of zygote in later stage.