Changes in pregnancy

Question 1

What hormone is used to check if someone is pregnant

Answer 1

Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG)

Question 2

What produces hCG?

Answer 2

Placenta
Produced by trophoblasts when begin endometrial invasion

Question 3

Function hCG?

Answer 3

Maintain corpus luteum
Stimulate oestrogen and progesterone production- prevent menstruation

Question 4

What stimulates oestrogen and progesterone production?

Answer 4

hCG
Stimulate oestrogen and progesterone
Prevent menstruation

Question 5

What hormone is detected in pregnancy tests?

Answer 5

hCG

Question 6

What secretes prolactin? Function?

Answer 6

Anterior pituitary
Milk production, prevent ovulation

Question 7

What produces relaxin?
Function relaxin?

Answer 7

Ovaries and placenta
Limit uterine activity, soften and ripen cervix

Question 8

What softens and ripens cervix?

Answer 8

Relaxin

Question 9

What secrete oxytocin?

Answer 9

Posterior pituitary

Question 10

Function of oxytocin?

Answer 10

Stimulate uterine contractions
Trigger caring behaviours

Question 11

What produces prostaglandins?
Function of prostaglandins?

Answer 11

Produced uterine tissues
Initiate labour
PGF2a- most abundant

Question 12

What produces oestrogen and progesterone?

Answer 12

Trophoblast cells of placenta

Question 13

What inhibits GnRH releae?

Answer 13

Increased progesterone

Question 14

What occurs if GnRH is inhibited?

Answer 14

Low LH and FSH
No ovarian cycle

Question 15

Answer 15

HCG decreases at end

Question 16

List 5 maternal adaptions?

Answer 16

1) Insulin resistance
2) Areolar dark
3) GI changes- gastroparesis, acid reflux- foetus press stomach
4) Increase CO
5) Increase blood volume