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<strong>Female secondary sex characteristics</strong>:

The <b>ovaries</b> produce estrogens, such as <b>estradiol</b>,
which stimulate the female reproductive system and <b>secondary sex characteristics</b>:

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<li>less facial hair

<li>wider hips

<li>enlarged breasts, functional mammary glands

<li>more subcutaneous fat

<li>fat deposits mainly around the buttocks, thighs and hips (pear shape)
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In mammals, <b>progesterone</b> is involved in preparing and maintaining the _FIG_../ch46/menstrual.html	uterus
for pregnancy.