Sex and Reproduction - females: lengthened cycles and amenorrhea

3 important questions on Sex and Reproduction - females: lengthened cycles and amenorrhea

What happens in the follicular stage of female cycle?


during the first half of the menstural cycle  levels of LHRH, LH en FSH and estrogen build up heading toward the climax of ovulation.

What happens in the luteal phase of the female cycle?

Progesterone (from the luteum of the very) becomes dominant --> stimulating the uterine walls to mature (for maybe the egg to get fertilized and form an embryo)

What does breast feeding do to your reproductive system?

It causes prolactin secretion: reflex loop that goes straight from nipples to hypothalamus, nipple situations --> hypothalamus signals the pituitary to secrete prolactin --> reproduction ceases

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