The Menopause Flashcards
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What does the hypothalamus produce
GnRH
What does the pituitary gland produce during puberty (girls)
LH (protein hormone)
FSH (protein hormone)
What cells stimulate LH cells to turn androgen to cholesterol
Theca cells
Where does the androgen go after the theca cells
what is the cell called and what stimulates that cell
Granulosa cell
FSH (protein hormone)
what do granulose cells produce
estrogen (steroid hormone)
what causes a progesterone release
LH (protein hormone)
what is menopause a form of
hypogonadism
what would a primary cause of hypogonadism be
Primary - problem with ovary
Is Menopause a primary or secondary form of hypogonadism
Primary
what is secondary hypogonadism
ovary not being told what to do - problem upstream - pituitary or hypothalamus
what cancer treatment could cause primary hypogonadism
chemotherapy
What would hypothalamic disease and pituitary disease cause
secondary hypogonadism
what is the average age of menopause onset
51
explain the terms for age of onset of menopause
bellow 40
40-50
51+
Premature
early
normal
what are the basomotor symptoms of menopause
hot flushes
night sweats
is every woman different in how they experience the menopauses symptoms
yes bro
what is a risk in hypogonadal women
osteoporosis
what does testosterone use as a receptor in bone
oestrogen receptors ( yes I typed that right google it bitch)
What does oestrogen inhibit (bone topic)
Bone resorption
If you do not have a uterus (hysterectomy) what hormone(s) on the HRT do you have to take
Oestrogen
If you have a uterus what hormone(s) on the HRT do you have to take
Oestrogen and Progesterone
What does oestrogen do the the uterus and why is this bad to have only this hormone
stimulates proliferation thus cancer
What does progesterone do to the endometrium
protective anti proliferative
keeps it healthy
what does oestrogen do to the cardio system
protects it
What does BMD stand for
Bone mineral density
hello Sharon
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