Acharya Mahaprajna
The main gonads of the female are ovaries and in the male they are the testes (See fig. IV). These organs function as potent endocrine glands secreting hormones which make a man a male and a woman feminine. These hormones have profound influence not only on the sexual activities but also a number of body-organs and functions of an individual.
Estrogen and progesterone are the two major sex hormones, which are in large measure responsible for the characteristics that distinguish a woman from a man. The male sex hormones are androgen and testosterone. In both sexes, pituitary hormones play a profound role in controlling the functions of the sex glands.
