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The human ovary is the female[[ gonad]], and is an important part of the reproductive system. Ordinarily, women have a pair of ovaries. Situated in the pelvis, this pair of organs have a changing role throughout the lifespan. During the chidbearing years, from [[menarche]] to [[menopause]], the ovaries produce ovum, the mature egg cell that, if fertilized by a sperm cell, can develop into a baby. The ovaries also are a major source of the [[hormone]]s [[estrogen]] and [[progesterone]], that are produced in varying levels throughout the [[ovulatory cycle]]. | The human ovary is the female[[ gonad]], and is an important part of the reproductive system. Ordinarily, women have a pair of ovaries. Situated in the pelvis, this pair of organs have a changing role throughout the lifespan. During the chidbearing years, from [[menarche]] to [[menopause]], the ovaries produce ovum, the mature egg cell that, if fertilized by a sperm cell, can develop into a baby. The ovaries also are a major source of the [[hormone]]s [[estrogen]] and [[progesterone]], that are produced in varying levels throughout the [[ovulatory cycle]]. | ||
==The development of the ovaries in the embryo== | |||
==The ovaries in infancy and chidhood== | |||
==The ovaries in adolescence== | |||
Revision as of 12:23, 12 May 2007
The human ovary is the femalegonad, and is an important part of the reproductive system. Ordinarily, women have a pair of ovaries. Situated in the pelvis, this pair of organs have a changing role throughout the lifespan. During the chidbearing years, from menarche to menopause, the ovaries produce ovum, the mature egg cell that, if fertilized by a sperm cell, can develop into a baby. The ovaries also are a major source of the hormones estrogen and progesterone, that are produced in varying levels throughout the ovulatory cycle.