Reproduced with permission of American Society of Mechanical Engineers. The ASME Steam Tables, 1967 edition, is no longer in print. In 1997, a. new industrial formulation of the properties of water and steam was created by the International Association for Properties of Water and Steam. This formulation, distributed as software only, is available from ASME.
But women also have testosterone. The ovaries produce both testosterone and estrogen. Relatively small quantities of testosterone are released into your bloodstream by the ovaries and adrenal glands. In addition to being produced by the ovaries, estrogen is also produced by the body's fat tissue. These sex hormones are involved in the growth, maintenance, and repair of reproductive tissues. But that's not all. They also influence other body tissues and bone mass.
The ovaries produce the eggs in the female reproductive system. Eggs grow, develop, and mature in the ovaries and then are released during ovulation, part of the monthly menstrual cycle that occurs during the childbearing years. The ovaries are a pair of organs in the female reproductive system. They are located in the pelvis , one on each side of the uterus (the hollow, pear-shaped organ where a baby grows). Each ovary is about the size and shape of an almond.