Question

Level of which hormone decreases in blood when both ovaries are removed from a female?

• A. Testosterone
• B. Progesterone
• C. Estrogen
• D. Gonadotropins

Answer 1

Answer: (B), (C)

Estrogen

Ovaries are primary female sex organs and secretes two steroid hormones, estrogen before ovulation and progesterone after ovulation. So, secretion of both these hormones will be affected if ovaries are removed from a female. Testosterone is the male sex hormone secreted by the leydig cells of testis. Both hormones are important in preparing the lining of the womb for pregnancy and the implantation of a fertilised egg, or embryo. Gonadotrophins LH and FSH that stimulate gonadal activity are secreted by the pituitary gland.