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→Effects of Female Sex Hormones
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Oestrogens have a number of functions related to reproduction and other areas of physiology. In relation to the reproductive role of oestrogens, they stimulate follicular growth and maturation, induce the female to begin displaying oestrous behaviour to facilitate mating, prepare the external genitalia for copulation and create favourable conditions for the development of fertilised egg cells. Oestrogens also contribute to the growth and development of mammary tissue and prepare the uterus for parturition.
Oestrogens have a number of functions related to reproduction and other areas of physiology. In relation to the reproductive role of oestrogens, they stimulate follicular growth and maturation, induce the female to begin displaying oestrous behaviour to facilitate mating, prepare the external genitalia for copulation and create favourable conditions for the development of fertilised egg cells. Oestrogens also contribute to the growth and development of mammary tissue and prepare the uterus for parturition.
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Where oestrogens stimulate growth of follicles in the ovaries, oestrogens secreted from the ovary in the [[Oestrous_Cycle_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology#Follicular_Phase|follicular phase]] ([[Oestrous_Cycle_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology#Pro-Oestrus|proestrous]] and [[Oestrous_Cycle_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology#Oestrus|oestrous]]) lead to hypertrophy of the epithelium and the endometrium. Secretory glands within the uterus enlarge and secretion is initiated leading to thickening of tissues.
[[Category:Reproductive System - Anatomy & Physiology]]
[[Category:Reproductive System - Anatomy & Physiology]]
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