Quite simply, it is the effect of various hormones that is the main contributor to these changes in your partner, but more than that, it's these very same hormone changes that enable her to carry the baby for nine months and assist it to develop.

In a previous article, we discussed in detail the role of the vital hormone b-HCG (beta Human Chorionic Gonadotropin hormone) during pregnancy, then in another issue we discussed the effects of the hormones produced in the pituitary gland, LH (lutenising hormone) and FSH (Follicle Stimulating Hormone) during the ovulation process.

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This new piece expands the subject to cover progesterone and estrogen (oestrogen), as well as some other lesser well known hormones.

The precise intricate interactions between all of the various hormones swimming around her body is still to be fully explained, however, a large part of the main functions of each hormone is understood and research is continuing on mapping out the full picture.

Introduction

1. Progesterone production

2. The role of progesterone

3. The role of estrogen (oestrogen)

4. Summary of some other hormones