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Hormones released from sex organs are referred as sex hormones. They are named so because they affect the sexual organs and characters.
The sex hormones and their functions are as follows :
- Male sex hormone is Testosterone released from testis. Testosterone induces puberty-related physical changes, including increased muscle, face, pubic, and body hair growth, voice deepening, and sexual and reproductive development.
- Female sex hormone is estrogen which is released from ovary. It plays role in maintenance of menstrual cycle, development of breast.
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- menstruation starts.
- breasts start developing.
- body weight increases.
- height increases.