ANATOMY
What is the womb?
What is the Uterus?
What is Day 20?
PMS Symptoms peak on day 23 of menstrual cycle.
How long most periods last?
What is 3-8 (average ~6days)
How frequently should a sanitary pad be changed (regardless of flow)?
What is every 2-3 hours
Medical term for low iron?
(why do we need this?)
What is Anemia?
And what is iron carries oxygen in body and aids in production of RBCs (red blood cells)?
What stores eggs?
What are the Ovaries?
Breast tenderness, bloating, headache, cramping, mood swings.
What are PMS symptoms?
The number of days of a menstrual cycle?
1970's
What is when the first pad without a belt was created?
Yes - pads started with a belt!!
Iron rich foods. Name 3?
What are Dark Leafy Vegetables, Lean Red Meat, Chicken, Turkey, Fish, Cereals, Beans, Whole Grains.
Opening to the womb?
What is Cervix
Most common PMS symptom?
What is menstrual cramps?
What is day 14?
This "swings" during premenstrual phase.
What is MOOD?
Hormones of the menstrual cycle?
1. Estrogen
2. Progesterone
3. Testosterone
? Hmmmmm - what about ocytocin? Ahhhh - yes, during birth process as it stimulates uterine contraction.
The pathway egg travels during ovulation?
What is the Fallopian Tube?
Name something you can do to lessen PMS symptom(s)?
What is Exercise?
Regular exercise has been linked to the reduction of PMS CRAMPS!
How many stages in the menstrual cycle?
4
Number of menstrual cycles a women will have in her lifetime?
What is ~450 cycles?
Name one of the best minerals for women?
Where do you find it? (hint hint......it's green and leafy)
What is Calcium?
What is found in Dairy Foods, Dark Green Leafy Vegies
Wht is the lining of the womb called?
What is Endometrium?
Commonly recommended OTC medication for PMS?
NSAIDS (ex -Ibuprofen)
What are the 4 phases of the menstrual cycle?
What are -
1. Menstrual phase (days 3-7)
2. Follicular phase (overlaps with menstrual phase and ends ~ day 14)
3. Ovulation phase (day 14)
4. Luteal phase (~14 days from ovulation until next menstrual period
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Hormone responsible for libido?
And the day it peaks during menstrual cycle?
What is testosterone?
Is this a hormone women produce? Yes
What is Day 12?
Name one of the BEST HORMONES for Women?
And WHY?
What is Melatonin?
What is regulates the natural sleep cycle (circadian rhythms) and helps control timing and release of female hormones?