After menopause, production of which of the following hormones does not take place in women ?

The correct answer is D: after menopause the ovaries practically stop making progesterone and estrogen. Menopause is defined as twelve consecutive months without menstruation, and it follows the depletion of ovarian follicles, so cyclic progesterone and estrogen secretion end.

• Progesterone (A): It is not produced in any meaningful amount after menopause, so it belongs in the answer.
• Estrogen (C): The main ovarian estrogen falls sharply. Circulating estrogen after menopause comes mainly from peripheral conversion of androgens in fat tissue, not from the ovaries.
• Testosterone (B): Wrong, because it is still produced after menopause by the ovarian stroma and the adrenal glands. This is why it is the odd one out.

Core concept: the hormonal shift at menopause and the source of each hormone (ovary, adrenal, peripheral conversion). For Mains, this links to menopause-related osteoporosis, cardiovascular risk and the rationale for hormone replacement therapy in women's health questions.

Trap: Candidates pick only estrogen because it is the well-known menopause hormone and forget that progesterone also stops, so they choose C and miss D.