repro / pregnancy and lactation (exam 2) Flashcards
fetal cells give rise to ____ in women and _____ in men
ovaries, testes
ovaries and testes respond to _____ and ____
follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH)
what are the two hormones that maintain female structures?
estrogen, progesterone
what is the goal of female hormones?
prepare and maintain pregnancy
when are effects of estrogen noticed?
at menarche (first period)
what is associated with female characteristics?
estrogen
what produces estrogen
the ovaries
when is progesterone released?
after ovulation
what hormone helps support the development of the fetus
progesterone
what hormone effects body temperature to indicate ovulation
progesterone
what hormone stimulates the anterior pituitary to release FSH and LH
GnRH (gonadotropin-releasing hormone)
what is the hormone that stimulates and maintains male structures?
testosterone
when does testosterone start to release
puberty
what maintains changes caused by testosterone?
androgens
when does puberty start in males?
9-14
what stimulates the production of sperm
FSH
what stimulates spermatogenesis
LH
what meds stop pre-term labor
tocolytics
what meds stimulate contraction
oxytocic agents
what meds stop hemorrhage in pregnancy?
uterogenics
infertility is the inability to conceive after _________
a year of trying
what are causes of infertility in women?
ovulation disorder, blocked fallopian, endometriosis, anomalies of uterus, old age