We all are aware about the drastic increase in our world’s population day by day, so before planning for birth control, it is very important to know what are hormones and what are their role in population growth?
Hormones are the chemical secretion in our body, these chemical secretions are produced and secreted by the glands of endocrine system present in our body. Some of the major glands are:
- Parathyroid gland
- Thyroid gland
- Hypothalamus gland
- Thymus gland
- Pancreas gland
- Pituitary gland
- Adrenal gland
- Pineal gland
- Testes
- Ovaries
These glands are responsible for secretion and managing of major hormones of our body.
Hormones are responsible for our mood swings, emotions, hunger, thirst, hormones like estrogen, testosterone, progesterone have a very important role in reproduction process. They are responsible for puberty in male and females and prepare their body for reproduction process. Progesterone is also a sex hormone but it is not considered as main sex hormones, as it plays a role in menstrual cycle.
For controlling unwanted reproduction process, a hormonal preparation is introduced in our body in the either form of hormonal tablets, hormonal pills, hormonal capsules etc.
These hormonal preparations are manufactured by pharmaceutical companies like Affy group who is the manufacturer of hormonal tablets, soft gelatin capsules etc. in India. They have huge list of hormonal preparations like levonorgestrel, Ulipristal acetate, progesterone, estrogen, progestin, mifepristone, misoprostol.
They are also engaged in contract manufacturing, third party manufacturing, generic manufacturing as well as in export manufacturing.
