Menstrual Crycle

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  • Puberty - it marks the beginning of menstrual cycle
  • Menarche- the process of setting in of menstrual cycle in female body
  • 29-29 days - average length of  menstrual cycle
  • Menstrual Phase- this is phase  where the endometrium start to breakdown.
  • Not fertelized- caused of the breakdown and shred off of endometrium
  • Bleeding- what happen to uterus if the egg cell is not fertelized causing the endometrium to shred off
  • 3-7 days - how many days menstrual occur
  • Follicular - this phase where  the primary follicle mature to graffian follicle
  • Regenerate- what happen to endometrium if mature follicle become graffian
  • Ovarian and Pituitary glands- main reason of the changes in Endometrium
  • FSH and LH- causes of maturation of follicle in ovary
  • Estrogen- growing follicle produce
  • Ovum- it was release due to the peak of LH and follicle stimulating FSH during 14th day
  • Ovulatory Phase- this phase is the peak of LH and follicle stimulating FSH in 14th day causing the mature follicle to release ovum
  • Luteal Phase- during this period, the corpus luteum degenerate causing the disintegration of the endometrium and start the new cycle
  • Corpus luteum- what happen to the remain of graffian follicle during follicular phase
  • Progesterone - produce by corpus luteum to maintain the layer of endometrium as preparation for fertilization
  • Menopause - ovaries stop producing estrogen and where the menstrual stop
  • 50- age where menopause can happen