A progestogen is a group of steroid hormones. Progesterone is the main progestogen. The progestogen is an essential metabolic intermediate in synthesizing other endogenous steroids like sex hormones and corticosteroids.
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Estrogen |female sex hormone
Estrogen is the main female sex hormone that is secreted mainly from the ovaries. Chemically estrogens are steroids. Estrogens are secreted in all vertebrates and even in some arthropods.
Oestrogen -Estrone was isolated in 1929 for the first time.
Oestrogen originates from Ancient Greek ‘oestros’ ( a periodic state of sexual activity in female mammals) + ‘genos’ (generating). The term was used in 1920
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