Endocrine: Progesterone Flashcards
Ovulation in females
Evaluation fertility
Progesterone
Hormones that maintains pregnancy
Progesterone
Increased in Estradiol
Thickening of Uterine wall
Follicular Phase
Increased LH induced by estrogen
Ovulation (day 14)
- Formation of Corpus luteum
- No fertilization
- Decreased synthesis of Estrogen and progesterone
Luteal Phase
Test For Menstrual Cycle Dysfunction and Anovulation:
LH
FSH
Progesterone
Estrogen
Test for Female Fertility:
HCG
Prolactin
FT4
TSH
LH
E2
Progesterone
Precocius puberty
Infertility and Irregular Menses
Postmenopausal bleeding
Hyperestrinism
Testicular atrophy
Breast enlargement in male
Hyperesterinism
Ovarian Insufficiency
Delayed Puberty
Amenorrhea
Turner’s Syndrome
Hypoestrinism
partial or complete loss of one of the two X chromosomes
Turner’s Syndrome
Prevents menstrual cycle from occuring
Hyperprogesteronemia
Causes infertility, abortion of fetus
Hypoprogesteronemia
During Pregnancy:
Increased in 1st trimester
B-HCG
During Pregnancy:
Increased in 2nd trimester
Estrogen (Estriol)