AP2 final latest unit

• what is tested for in ovulation kits?

  LH
• sperm volume

  normal = 50 - 150 million sperm per mL

  infertile = < 20 million sperm per mL
• pelvic inflammatory disease

  • chlamydia associated with 60% of cases
  • inflammation of reproductive tract
  • endometriosis
• female reproductive problems

  1. pelvic inflammatory disease
  2. cervical mucous
  3. low body weight
  4. obesity
  5. hormone imbalance
  6. timing of intercourse
  7. age
  8. hypersensitivity to sperm
• menopause

  • due to aging of ovaries
  • ovaries no longer respond to LH and FSH
  • decreased estrogen and progesterone levels
  • sex organs decrease in size
  • menstrual cycles stop
  • osteoblasts no longer stimulated