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Sex Hormones

the pelvis bones become wider be-
cause during pregnancy, it will make
the needed room for the baby in the
mother's womb. 36
How do these cells that pro-
duce the female hormones know
that the woman may later get preg-
nant? If they had this knowledge,
how will they tell the cells which
form the pelvis bone how much
they must multiply to widen the
proper amount? How do they
know the right size for the pelvis
bone? Sex hormones give shape to the
Moreover, in women, the accu- male and female bodies with the
expertise of a sculptor.
mulation of fat in the hips and thighs
is again physically the result of the
influence of estrogen. In a male child, it is not fat that increases in the
developmental stage, but the striated muscle mass. In women, the in-
crease in the amount of fat is specially adjusted to store the energy that
will be needed for the time of pregnancy and milk production. 37
The sex hormones cause the development of a high voice in women
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and low voice in men. How do the hormone molecules know the differ-
ence between a male and a female voice? How is it that they can decide
that a male voice has to be low and a female voice high? And how do hor-
mones, with the same formula, produce a high voice in women and a low
voice in men?
It is a demonstration of great wisdom that female hormones are not
secreted until a particular age. Female hormones come into play when
the female body is mentally and physically mature; that is, when the time
comes when it can carry a baby, and it has the intelligence and maturity
to bring it up. This arrangement is certainly another proof that human
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beings have been created according to a definite plan.

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