2 Flashcards
PREPARATION YEARS
1 female hormonal system
2 female sexual cycle
3 nutrition and fertility
4 menopause
5 nutrition and pregnancy planning
secretes LHRH
hypothalamus
anterior pituitary gland secretes _____________ & ______________
LH & FSH
a
decapeptide chain of
10 AA targeted for
the anterior pituitary
gland
LHRH
ovaries secretes ________ & ________
estrogen & progesterone
causes testes to make testosterone
LH
controls male sperm production
FSH
control menstrual cycle, trigger release of egg from ovary
LH & FSH
________________ increase the metabolic rate in young
girls after puberty & causes increased
deposits of subcutaneous fat in the
female body especially in the buttocks
& thighs, causing a broadening of the
hips
estrogens
Marked by rhythmic changes in rates of secretion of female hormones and corresponding changes in the ovaries and sexual organs
Menstrual Cycle
Normal female reproductive years is between ___________ (11to 15) and ______________ years (age 45 to 55)
puberty, menopause
Monthly discharge of blood and mucosal tissues from the nonpregnant uterus. Only visible end phase of the cycle when conception does not occur and all the tissue preparations and blood supply for this target event are expelled by the uterus.
Menstruation
Overall average duration of Female Sexual Cycle = __ days; can be short as 20 days, or as long as 45 days
28
5 PHASES OF THE CYCLE
1 pre-ovulation
2 follicular growth phase
3 ovulation phase
4 post-ovulation phase
5 menstruation
– a common and distinct sign of malnutrition in women; absence or cessation of menstruation
amenorrhea
Period during which the sexual cycle stops and the female sex hormones decline rapidly to extremely low levels; A normal physiologic process with no marked physical or psychological symptoms
menopause
every pregnancy should be a planned pregnancy. nutrition and pregnancy planning is also known as “___________________”
preconception care
NUTRITION AND PREGNANCY PLANNING INCLUDES:
- risk assessment
- health promotion
- interventions
Period from conception to delivery
pregnancy
pregnancy is also known as __________
gestation
the developing organism from 8 weeks of gestation when most cell differentiation takes place
embryo
developing HUMAN from 3 months after conception to birth
fetus
fertilized egg
zygote
The period of pregnancy which is about:
________ days (measured by ovulation age)
________ days or 40 weeks (measured by menstrual age)
266 days - ovulation
280 days - menstrual age
Condition having a developing embryo into a fetus after the fertilization of the ovum with a sperm, within the uterine environment
pregnancy
