The Ovaries
The ovaries are part of a woman's reproductive system. They are in the pelvis. Each ovary is about the size of an almond.
The ovaries make the female hormones - estrogen and progesterone. They also release eggs. An egg travels from an ovary through a fallopian tube to the womb (uterus).
When a woman goes through her "change of life" (menopause), her ovaries stop releasing eggs and make far lower levels of hormones.
![This picture is of the ovaries and nearby organs.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081008091722im_/http://www.nci.nih.gov/images/Documents/5666c7f1-ec5a-4bbc-ab4d-26b3ca3a906c/WYNTK_Ovarian05.jpg) |
This picture is of the ovaries and nearby organs. |
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