Menstrual Cycle

Question 1

How many stages of the menstruation cycle are there?

Answer 1

4

Question 2

How longs does the cycle last?

Answer 2

Roughly 28 days

Question 3

What day does stage one start on what happens?

Answer 3

Stage one : starts on the first day and lasts for roughly 2-7 days - if the egg is not fertilised, the lining is not needed for a baby. So the uterus lining starts to shed marking the first day of the period.

Question 4

What day does stage two start on and what happens?

Answer 4

Stage 2 : starts on day 6-10 - the lining regrows. The lining of the woman’s uterus starts to regrow for if she becomes pregnant, it’s made a spongy tissue.

Question 5

What date is stage three start on and what happens?

Answer 5

Stage 3 : day 10-14 - ovulation. The end of the women’s period. Another egg is released from the ovary waiting to be fertilised in the fallopian-tube/oviduct.

Question 6

What day does stage four start on and what happens?

Answer 6

Stage 4 : day 15-28 - lining thickens. The uterus lining starts to get thicker for the potential pregnancy. If the uterus lining is not needed it sheds beginning the cycle again.

Question 7

What are the four hormones?

Answer 7

Follicle stimulating hormone - causes the maturation of the egg
Oestrogen - maintaining the uterus lining
L H - stimulates the release of the egg
Progesterone - maintaining the uterus lining