Female Repro Phys Flashcards
At what stages of life are LH and FSH highest
Mid cycle puberty and menopause
Theca interna is responsible for producing
Androgens
Granulosa cells respond to FSH to produce
Estrogen
DHT shuts down
Aromatase
What is the LH caused by
Estrogen
LH also inccreases blood flow via
Prostaglandins and histamine
LH surge ________ causes oocyte to undergo Meiosis I
Indirectly
DHT signals ________ in non-dominant follicules
Atresia
Old follicular cells become the ______ ________, which relies on LH from ______ to stay alive
Corpus luteum, hCG
Why does estrogen deccrease following an LH surge
Receptors are internalized
What prevents blood clotting in in menstrual phase
Fibrinolysin
How can you tell if a patient has menstrual induced anemia,
Heavy clotting in periods
What should you not recommend in menstruating patients
NSAIDs, because prostaglandins are needed
Where is the estrogen that allows the uterus to repair and proliferate come from
Newly growing follicles
_______ increases contractions, ________ decreases contraction
Estrogen, progesterone
Progesterone causes endometrial cells to secrete
Glycogen
What hormone causes cornification of vag
Estrogen
What hormone causes a rise in temps
Progesterone
What hormone causes a thin, watery, fern
Estrogen
What does BC prevent
LH surge
What does the plan B pill do
Progesterone antagonist
Estrogen binds to albumin with _____ affinity and SHBG with ______ affinity
Low; high
What hormone can be used to determine pregnancy
Progesterone
What kind of reaction prevents poly spermy
Zone reaction
