L03 - M&F reproductive endocrinology

Question 1

what is sperm production caused by?

what does it require?

what controls these hormones and how is it regulated

Question 2

what causes the male embryo to become male?

what happens if this doesn’t happen?

what happens at puberty? why?

how does this change with age

Question 3

how does female foetus form?

how is female hormones regulated

what happens at puberty

how do the hormones change in the female reproductive cycle. what is it like and why

Answer 3

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Question 4

what is oestrogen important for. also what is it
what are its effects at puberty. how does it change post puberty.

what is progesterone important for

hormones wise, what is menopause and what happens

Question 5

OVULATION AND MENSTRUATION

what is the overall picture
what happens in the first bit -
how long are the stages and what hormones 
what are units like
whennnnn
why do the things happen

side effects?
also where is there room for change

Answer 5

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Question 6

OVULATION AND MENSTRUATION

effects on ovaries. what do they do and why

Question 7

OVULATION AND MENSTRUATION

endometrium
what are the effects at different points in the cycle and why!
what happens physiologically

what happens if ovum becomes fertilised

drugs that you should/shouldnt use effects

Question 8

OVULATION AND MENSTRUATION

cervix effects
what happes and why. what causes it to change and what changes

also body temp - what and why

when is woman most fertile