They may be classified according to where they are produced - such as ovarian and adrenal hormones - or according to the function they affect - such as the sex hormones (HCG, human chorionic gonadotropin FSH follicle-stimulating hormone and LH, luteinizing hormone) or growth hormones (oxytocin, prolactin and somatotropin). These synthesized products can trick the body into believing that they are the real thing - synthetic hormones are commonly used to treat people with diabetes, to offer relief to women going through menopause ( estrogen replacement therapy, ERT) and to prevent pregnancy (the contraceptive pill). Since then scientists have discovered ways to artificially produce (synthesize) hormones in laboratories. The discovery of hormones is only very recent, they were first spotted in 1902.

They also have other tasks such as regulating the composition of our blood, and some, like insulin, are necessary in order to stay alive.

They regulate how fast we grow, when our sexual organs should develop and when our body is developed enough to start reproducing. They are little chemical messengers that travel through the bloodstream and issue orders to cells and organs throughout the body. Hormones are a chemical substance produced mainly by the pituitary glands. Primarily those changes occur during puberty, pregnancy and menopause and are controlled by hormone fluctuations. Over the course of a lifetime the female body goes through many changes. How Does A Woman's Body Change Over A Lifetime? How does a woman's body change over a lifetime? Life Stages of Being A Woman: From Puberty to MenopauseĮndocrine System: Hormones and their functions. Development Of The Female Body: Pictures, Puberty, Menarche, Menstruation, Pregnancy, Perimenopause, Menopause Life Stages, How The Body Changes

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