which of these organs produces estrogen and progesterone?
There are two female hormones, estrogen and progesterone, which are responsible for the various processes associated with the sexual characteristics in females. Both estrogen and progestrone are mainly produced in the ovaries along with a small quantity of testosterone (androgen â male sex hormone). The production and release of these hormones are regulated by other hormones in the hypothalamus and pituitary gland. Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) is secreted by the hypothalamus and acts on the anterior pituitary gland which responds by releasing follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH).