Question

Find out which is the female hormone that causes the deposition of fat in breasts, hips and also helps in the growth of pubic hairs during puberty.
A. Oestrogen
B. Progesterone
C. Luteinizing hormone
D. Follicle-stimulating hormone

Answer 1

Hint: Hormones are the chemical messengers that are secreted in very less amounts and are transported in the blood to carry out their function in the particular organ or tissue (that is at their site of action).

Complete answer: Hormone leads to the deposition of fat in breasts, hips and also helps in the growth of pubic hairs during puberty.
Puberty is a stage in which there are many physical changes associated with the individual that is in the child’s body and he or she matures into an adult individual that is capable of sexual reproduction.
So, let us have a look at each of the options in detail-
1. Oestrogen is one of the major female sex hormones that is synthesized in the female body from the time of puberty and is continuously synthesized until the end.
Therefore, all the major changes that occur in the female are regulated by this hormone.
2. Progesterone- It is one of the major male sex hormones so it has no role associated with the female.
3. Luteinizing hormone and Follicle-stimulating hormone we can infer that both of these hormones are synthesized in the menstrual stage which begins at much later stages of puberty and the changes mentioned in the question marks the onset of puberty.

Therefore, Option A. Oestrogen is the correct answer.

Note: Within hours of your period starting, your Oestrogen levels go high, boosting your brain's happy-chemical serotonin, making you feel much more sociable and happy. Phew.
Around day 7 is when that annoying breast tenderness and swelling fall, making it the perfect time to have a monthly check for any abnormalities.