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THE ROLE OF THE EGG CELL IN

THE FORMATION OF A NEW

HUMAN BEING

Truly, your Lord is vast in forgiveness. He knew you well when He
created you of earth, and when you were embryos in your mothers'
wombs. So do not claim purity for yourselves. He knows best those
who guard themselves against evil. (Qur'an, 53: 32)
ith the onset of puberty, there is a similarity in the develop-
ments in the male and female bodies. The female reproduc-
W tive cell, the egg, along with the female reproductive system

is prepared to complement the male reproductive system.
With the coming of puberty in women, just as in men, the hypotha-
lamus knows exactly when the time has come to send commands to the
pituitary gland to produce the hormones required to bring the egg cells to
maturation. The pituitary gland receives these commands, immediately
obeys them and begins to produce the needed hormones.
The production of reproductive cells in women is not continuous as
it is in men. This production occurs at particular times. It is the job of the
pituitary gland to determine the time. The pituitary gland assures the pro-
duction of a hormone that will bring the primary egg cells to maturation
in the ovary. This hormone knows very well where it will perform its

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