Hellekant Female Repro Flashcards
Primary oocytes complete meiosis I under the influence of what hormone?
FSH
What is the priordial follicle?
Primary oocyte surrounded by follicular cells (granulosa and theca cells)
Cyclic recruitment in the female cycle refers to what?
Antral follicles that are rescued from atresia by FSH
In the mature hypothalamic pituitary ovarian axis, FSH promotes development and synthesis of what?
Development of the follicle, and synthesis of LHR
Why do we get an LH surge, but not FSH surge?
Inhibit released from the granulosa cell has a neg feedback on FSH but not LH
After ovulation, what happens to the granulosa and theca cells?
The become the corpus luteum
What hormones are produced by the corpus luteum?
Estrogen and progesterone
During the luteal phase, what hormone is predominant?
Progesterone
During the follicular phase, what hormones are predominant?
Estrogen
Where is GnRH produced?
Arcuate nucleus of the hypothalamus
What type of receptor does GnRH bind?
Gq
What hormone is critical for inducing ovulation?
LH
During the first trimester what is secreting progesterone and estrogen? What is maintaining this?
Corpus luteum secretes progesterone and estrogen; hCG maintains the corpus luteum
What receptor does hCG stimulate in order to maintain the corpus luteum?
LH receptor
What subunit is identical in FSH, LH, TSH, and hCG?
Alpha subunit
LHR binds what?
LH and hCG
What type of receptors are LHR and FSHR?
Gs protein coupled
What cell does LH act on in the ovary?
Theca cell
When LH acts on the theca cell, what is produced?
Progesterone, androstenedione, testosterone (androgens)
What happens to the androgens made in the theca cell due to LH response?
They diffuse across the basement membrane to granulosa cells
What happens to the androgens that diffuse across into the granulosa cells?
Under the action of FSH, the are aromatized to 17 beta estradiol
What cell does FSH act on in the ovary?
Granulosa cell
When FSH acts on the granulosa cell, what is the response?
Androgens from the theca cell are aromatized to 17 beta estradiol
What type of estrogen receptor mediates the HPO axis responses to estrogen?
ER alpha
What effect does estrogen have on the endometrium?
Thickening and proliferation; glands develop, stromal and vessel growth occurs, uterine lining increases
What effects does progesterone have on the endometrium?
Causes secretion from glads, rather than proliferation
What produces hCG in early pregnancy?
The chorion - specifically the syncitotrophoblast
What hormones does the placenta produce?
Progesterone, estriol, hPL, and inhibin
What are the different types of estrogen produced during pregnancy? Where do they come from?
17 beta estradiol from the corpus luteum; estriol from the placenta
What hormone is required for the maintenance of pregnancy?
Progesterone
When is the greatest likelihood for miscarriage? Why?
End of 1st trimester; when pregnancy transitions from being dependent on ovarian hormones to placental hormones