LUTEAL FUNCTION AS THE SEQUEL TO FOLLICULOGENESIS
LUTEAL FUNCTION AS THE SEQUEL TO FOLLICULOGENESIS Part of “CHAPTER 95 – THE NORMAL MENSTRUAL CYCLE AND THE CONTROL OF OVULATION“ In most respects, the events of the luteal phase…
MECHANISMS OF OVULATION
MECHANISMS OF OVULATION Part of “CHAPTER 95 – THE NORMAL MENSTRUAL CYCLE AND THE CONTROL OF OVULATION“ In normal ovulatory cycles, the mean interval from the late follicular phase peak…
ROLE OF ESTRADIOL IN FOLLICULAR DEVELOPMENT
ROLE OF ESTRADIOL IN FOLLICULAR DEVELOPMENT Part of “CHAPTER 95 – THE NORMAL MENSTRUAL CYCLE AND THE CONTROL OF OVULATION“ It is clear that the secretion of E2 by granulosa…
RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION OF THE DOMINANT FOLLICLE IN OVULATORY MENSTRUAL CYCLES
RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION OF THE DOMINANT FOLLICLE IN OVULATORY MENSTRUAL CYCLES Part of “CHAPTER 95 – THE NORMAL MENSTRUAL CYCLE AND THE CONTROL OF OVULATION“ In the absence of pharmacologic…
EFFECT OF THE OVARY ON GONADOTROPIN SECRETION
EFFECT OF THE OVARY ON GONADOTROPIN SECRETION Part of “CHAPTER 95 – THE NORMAL MENSTRUAL CYCLE AND THE CONTROL OF OVULATION“ According to Knobil,21 the ovary is the “zeitgeber” for…
PRESUMED MECHANISM FOR THE LUTEINIZING HORMONE SURGE
PRESUMED MECHANISM FOR THE LUTEINIZING HORMONE SURGE Part of “CHAPTER 95 – THE NORMAL MENSTRUAL CYCLE AND THE CONTROL OF OVULATION“ The basic activity of the pituitary gonadotropes is determined…
CENTRAL AND GONADAL FEEDBACK MECHANISMS IN THE CONTROL OF OVULATION
CENTRAL AND GONADAL FEEDBACK MECHANISMS IN THE CONTROL OF OVULATION Part of “CHAPTER 95 – THE NORMAL MENSTRUAL CYCLE AND THE CONTROL OF OVULATION“ HYPOTHALAMIC-PITUITARY SIGNALS For normal reproduction, the…
CYCLIC CHANGES IN THE TARGET ORGANS OF THE REPRODUCTIVE TRACT
CYCLIC CHANGES IN THE TARGET ORGANS OF THE REPRODUCTIVE TRACT Part of “CHAPTER 95 – THE NORMAL MENSTRUAL CYCLE AND THE CONTROL OF OVULATION“ ENDOMETRIUM During the menstrual cycle, the…
HORMONAL CHANGES DURING THE NORMAL MENSTRUAL CYCLE
HORMONAL CHANGES DURING THE NORMAL MENSTRUAL CYCLE Part of “CHAPTER 95 – THE NORMAL MENSTRUAL CYCLE AND THE CONTROL OF OVULATION“ Circulating concentrations of FSH begin to increase in the…
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE NORMAL MENSTRUAL CYCLE
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE NORMAL MENSTRUAL CYCLE Part of “CHAPTER 95 – THE NORMAL MENSTRUAL CYCLE AND THE CONTROL OF OVULATION“ A series of cyclic and closely related events involving…
