state the effects of testosterone oxytocin and progesterone on human body
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Testosterone
→ It is the male sex hormone secreted by the testes located in the pelvis region of males.
→ It is responsible for the development of secondary sexual characters in males like, deepening of voice, growth of beard, moustache etc.
→ It helps in growth of muscles and strengthening bones.
→ It can also be secreted by adrenal glands.
Progesterone
→ It is the female sex hormone mainly secreted by the ovaries present in pelvis region of females.
→ Regulates menstruation cycle in females. It causes the thickening of the line of uterus.
→ Supports pregnancy in females.
→ Progesterone may also be secreted in males by adrenal gland and helps in sperm formation.
Oxytocin
→ It is also known as birth hormone and is secreted by pituitary glad located in the base of the brain.
→ It acts on uterine muscles and produce wild contractions and causes expulsion of foetus during birth of baby.
→ It also helps in ejection of milk by acting on alveoli and thus also known as milk ejecting factor.