MENSTURAL CYCLE Flashcards

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OVULATION

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an egg is released from an ovary an average of every 28 days
during the 28 days the menstrual cycle a girls body gets ready in case pregnancy occurs

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THE EGG IS REALEASED

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on day 13-15 of the menstrual cycle and it passes along the fallopian tube to the uterus

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FERTILE PERIOD

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these are the days of the menstrual cycle when the woman is most likely to become pregnant
intercourse 2 or 3 days before during or after ovulation could lead to fertilisation because sperm cells can survive for this long

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MENOPAUSE

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signals the end of a female ability to reproduce and also the end of her menstrual cycle it happens at different ages for different people typically in the late 40s and early 50s

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