How long do most Period's last and what can happen before a woman gets her period?
3-8 days, but the average is 6, and she could experience breast tenderness, bloating, headache, cramping and mood swings.
How many follicies continue to grow in the overities?
One
What does LH stand for?
Luteinizing Hormone.
Where does the egg travel?
From the ovary through the fallopian tube.
How long is a woman pregnant before birth?
9 Months
When estrogen levels begin to rise, what does it cause?
It causes your lining in your uterus to thicken.
At the begining of the third phase why do estrogen levels peak?
Because there is a sharp rise in the luterizing hormone.
What happens if the sperm joins the egg in the fallopian tube?
Fertilization occurs, Zygote!
What is menstration?
A females monthly bleeding usually called a peroid
What is the Uterus lining rich in?
Blood and nutrients.
What does the Luteinizing Hormone cause?
It causes the mature follicle to burst and reveal and egg from the ovary.
Where does the fertilized egg travel?
through the fallopian tube into the uterus where it attaches to the lining of the uterus
What are folicies and what do they contain?
A follicie is a fluid filled pocket and it contains an egg.
true or false? The uterus lining is rich in nutrients and blood, so it causes nourishment towards the embryo if pregnancy occurs.
True.
When does ovulation happen?
Usually around day 14.
How does pregnancy begin?
once the fertilized egg ataches to the uterus
What happens when you menstruate?
your body discards the monthly build of the lining of the uterus
What are the Menstrual cycle basics?( in order)
First your uterus breaks down, then it thickens again, 3rd ovulation occurs (usually on day 14) and finally the uterus lining continues to thicken.
When is a female most likely to get pregnant?
Around day 14 but it can occur at any time.
What happens if fertilization doesn't occur and what is the final step?
The egg will break and the final step is the egg leaves the body along with the uterine lining, and Day one of the next cycle beings