Reproductive System

• What hormones do the ovaries produce?

  Estrogen and progesterone
• What three phases make up the ovarian cycle?

  Follicular phase, ovulation, luteal phase
• Follicular phase (days 1-14)


  Begins on the first day of menstrual bleeding

  LH and FSH rise
• Ovulatory phase

  Lasts 16-36 hours

  Estrogen and progesterone levels peak
• When does the ovulatory phase take place?

  On day 13-14
• How is the cervical mucous at this time?

  Clear, thin, watery and alkaline
• How long is the ovum fertile for?

  6-24 hours