Relaxin production refers to production and secretion of one of the well known peptide hormones, relaxin. Dustin Ensign was the first scientist who described this hormone in the year 1926. The hormone is found both in human as well as in animal bodies. The hormone is also present in both male and female. Relaxin production considerably increases during pregnancy.
Relaxin is well known for having more than one function too. During pregnancy relaxin production gradually increases to make delivery easier. At that time the hormone is produced from different sources of relaxin production.
Sources of Relaxin production
The sources of relaxin production is different for both men and women. In each case the production takes place in different organs of the body. The presence of the hormone is relatively higher in pregnant women than in men.
In female bodies relaxin production takes place in the corpus luteum in the ovary. The breasts too are responsible for production of some amount of the hormone. At the time of pregnancy, adequate amount of relaxin is also produced by placenta, chorion as well as deciduas. This adds to the increased level of relaxin production. This additional production of the hormone during pregnancy also results to the increased level of hormone present in the body of pregnant women.
In the bodies of men testes is regarded as the primary source of relaxin production. In other words, the production of the hormone named relaxin takes place in that part of a male body which is known as testes. The hormone is generated by breaking an additional chain of peptide. However, the amount of relaxin present in male body is significantly lesser than women, especially those who are pregnant.
Level of relaxin production
The level of relaxin production is different at different stages of pregnancy. At the time of ovulation the level of relaxin production rises in female bodies.
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At that time corpus luteum starts producing an increased amount of relaxin. If during that time pregnancy does not occur, the level of relaxin production again drops to normal. A significant drop in the level of the hormone takes place during the time of menstruation.
During the first trimester of pregnancy the level of production of relaxin also goes up. At that time an additional amount of relaxin is also produced by deciduas. This results to an increased amount of relaxin production.
The increased amount of relaxin production facilitates the process of pregnancy in many ways. It softens cervix and pubic symphysis, prevents contraction of uterine muscle by reducing collagen production. Thus the process of delivery becomes less painful.
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