The Menstrual Cycle

Question 0

What is the average length of the menstrual cycle?

Answer 0

28 days.

Question 1

What controls the menstrual cycle?

Answer 1

Hormones.

Question 2

What happens after 14 days?

Answer 2

An egg is released from the ovaries (ovulation)

Question 3

What happens if the egg is fertilised by sperm?

Answer 3

Pregnancy takes place, the lining of the womb thickens which provides protection for the developing embryo.

Question 4

What happens if the egg is not fertilised?

Answer 4

Then the lining of the womb and the dead egg is shed during the monthly period.

Question 5

Where is the picturing gland and what does it do?

Answer 5

It is found in the brain and once a month it releases a surge of hormones which starts eggs maturing in the ovaries.

Question 6

What is FSH?

Answer 6

It is a hormone which is released by the pituitary gland, it starts eggs maturing in the ovaries and stimulates the production of oestrogen.

Question 7

What is oestrogen?

Answer 7

It is made and released in the ovaries it gets the lining of the womb ready for pregnancy and stimulates the production of FH.

Question 8

What is FH?

Answer 8

It is a hormone released by the pituitary gland. It stimulates the releases of a mature egg from one of the ovaries.

Question 9

What does the contraceptive pill do?

Answer 9

It contains hormones which affects the ovaries it stops the production of FSH in the ovaries so you can’t therefore become pregnant.

Question 10

What happens if you forget to take the contraceptive pill?

Answer 10

The artificial hormone levels drop so your own body hormones take over meaning it could lead to an unexpected baby.

Question 11

Why can’t some people have children and how does artificial FSH help?

Answer 11

Some people cannot have babies because they cannot create enough FSH. Artificial FSH allows eggs to mature and triggers the production of oestrogen.

Question 12

Why might somebody consider IVF treatment?

Answer 12

If they cannot have a baby naturally (eg there Fallopian tubes are damaged)

Question 13

How does IVF treatment work?

Answer 13

Doctors remove eggs from your Overy fertilise them out of your body and put them back into your uterus.

Question 14

What are the advantages of the artificial control fertility?

Answer 14

There is this poverty because there are less mouths to feed and it controls population growth.

Question 15

What are the disadvantages for the artificial control of fertility?

Answer 15

The pill isnt always available because of money education and doctors it is expensive in society and can cause health problems also ethical issues such as contraception denies life.