Hormones Produced During Pregnancy: Navigating the Rollercoaster Ride
Hormones produced during pregnancy orchestrate a finely-tuned symphony – you might be singing praises or reasoning with their less delightful effects. During pregnancy, a whole new suite of hormonal musicians joins the band, including human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), estrogen, progesterone, relaxin, human placental lactogen (hPL), and oxytocin.