> To add a little more detail to Pat's summary........
>
> Prolactin is made in the anterior pituitary and is a primary lactation
> hormone, though one of three in the Lactogenic Complex of prolactin,
> cortisol and insulin.
>
> Oxytocin, which is known for milk ejection but which actually also
> influences prolactin receptor regulation, is produced by the hypothalamus
> and released through the posterior pituitary.
>
> Thyroid function is rather complicated: Thyroid-releasing hormone (TRH)
> from the hypothalamus stimulates Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH) in the
> pituitary, which then stimulates the thyroid to produce T3 and T4.
But you still don't need ovaries :-)
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