Repro Flashcards
uterine vessels are contained within
cardinal ligament
gubernaculum in females becomes
round ligament of uterus
products of sertoli cells
inhibin
androgen binding protein
anti mullerian hormone
cells in testicles that make testosterone
leydig cells
spermatogenesis vs spermiogenesis and where they occur
spermatogenesis - production of immature spermatids, occurs in seminiferous tubules
spermiogenesis - maturation of sperm, occurs in epididymis
LH and FSH stimulate what cells in the testes, respectively?
LH - leydig
FSH - sertoli
androgen made in adrenal glands
androstenedione
key enzyme in conversion of androgens to estrogen
aromatase
most potent androgen and enzyme that makes it
DHT, 5alpha reductase
which form of estrogen is an indicator of fetal well being during pregnancy
estriol (made in placenta)
FSH and LH and estrogen production in women - what hormone triggers what process in what cells
LH > stim desmolase in theca cell > convert cholesterol to androstenedione
FSH > stim aromatase in granulosa cell > convert androstenedione to estrogen
tanner stages
1 - child
2 - pubic hair appears, breast buds form
3 - pubic hair darkens and becomes curly; penis size/length inc; breast enlarges
4 - penis width inc; darker scrotal skin; development of glans; raised areolae
5 - adult; areolae no longer raised
estrogen and progesterone roles in endometrial tissue
estrogen stimulates proliferation
progesterone maintains endometrium
Mittelschmerz
blood from ruptured follicle causes peritoneal irritation that can mimic appendicitis
at what stage of division are primary oocytes kept until ovulation?
prophase of meiosis 1
at what stage of division are secondary oocytes kept until fertilization?
metaphase of meiosis 2
how long between ovulation, fertilization, and implantation?
fertilization occurs w/in 1 day of ovulation, and implantation occurs 6 d after fertilization
source of hCG
syncytiotrophoblast of placenta
function of hCG in pregnancy
maintains corpus luteum (progesterone source) for first trimester until placenta can make estriol and progesterone
best test to confirm menopause
very high FSH
MCC primary amenorrhea
turner’s syndrome
non-gonadal findings in Turner’s syndrome
shield chest, bicuspid aortic valve, webbed neck, lymphedema in feet/hands, coarctation of aorta, horseshoe kidney, dysgerminoma
causes of female and male pseudo-hermaphrodism
female - excessive exposure to androgenic steroids in early gestation
male - androgen insensitivity syndrome is most common
5 alpha reductase def - inheritance, presentation
AR, only in genetic males
ambiguous genitalia until puberty when inc testosterone causes masculinization
Kallmann syndrome
defective migration of GnRH cells and olfactory bulb > anosmia and GnRH def > hypogonadism
“honeycombed uterus” or “cluster of grapes”
hydatidiform mole
“snowstorm” appearance on sonogram
hydatidiform mole
abruptio placentae
premature detachment of placenta from implantation site, may be assoc w/ DIC. Presents as painful bleeding in 3rd TM. Risk of bleeding out for both fetus and mother
2 etiologies of polyhydramnios
esophageal/duodenal atresia
anencephaly
koilocytes
HPV infected dysplastic cervical cells
“chocolate cysts”
endometriosis