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Hormones of the Menstrual Cycle

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The ovary has as its functions the production of mature ova for reproduction and the elaboration of sex steroid hormones. These are interdependent functions. For example, before menarche ever commences, estrogens are produced that are essential for genital and somatic development, i.e., linear growth, breast development, genital maturation, and the growth of axillary and pubic hair.2

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  1. Lila Nachtigall M.D.
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  1. New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA

    Ancel Blaustein (Clinical Professor of Pathology) (Clinical Professor of Pathology)

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Nachtigall, L. (1977). Hormones of the Menstrual Cycle. In: Blaustein, A. (eds) Pathology of the Female Genital Tract. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-6143-6_10

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