SEX HORMONES

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• Estrogen and progesterone are the two main sex hormones that characterise a woman.
  
  
• Estrogen helps her develop female physical features and also maintains her reproductive system.
  
  
• Progesterone is secreted by a temporary endocrine gland that the body produces during the second half of the menstrual cycle, and helps prepare the body for possible pregnancy after ovulation.
  
  
• The male body too has estrogen and produces progesterone, both in smaller amounts.
  
  
• Now, two teams in the US are testing the theory that these hormones help women fight COVID-19 better.