Oestrogen promotes features, such as large eyes and full lips, that are characteristically feminine.

雌激素促进形成女性特有的容貌，例如大眼睛和饱满的嘴唇。

For a start, oestrogen is anabolic, building up muscle, while progesterone is catabolic, breaking it down.

先，雌激素是合成代谢的，可以增强，而黄体酮是分代谢的，可以分。

Presently, the most common kind of hormonal contraception is the combined pill, which contains oestrogen and progesterone.

目前，最常见的激素避孕药是复方避孕药，其中含有雌激素和黄体酮。

But there are oestrogen and progesterone receptors all over the body, not just in the reproductive system.

但雌激素和孕激素受体遍布全身，而不仅仅是生殖系统。

The intricate monthly tango of oestrogen and progesterone, the main hormones which regulate it, has consequences far beyond preparing the body to reproduce.

雌激素和孕激素每月错综复杂的变化，是调节生理期的主要荷尔蒙，其影响远远超出了身体做好生育准备的范围。