ABNORMAL GENITAL BLEEDING
ABNORMAL GENITAL BLEEDING Part of “CHAPTER 96 – DISORDERS OF MENSTRUATION, OVULATION, AND SEXUAL RESPONSE“ Bleeding of presumed genital tract origin could also originate in the urinary or gastrointestinal tracts,…
AMENORRHEA
AMENORRHEA Part of “CHAPTER 96 – DISORDERS OF MENSTRUATION, OVULATION, AND SEXUAL RESPONSE“ DEFINITION Amenorrhea is generally defined as the absence of menstruation for 3 or more months in women…
DISORDERS OF THE LUTEAL PHASE
DISORDERS OF THE LUTEAL PHASE Part of “CHAPTER 96 – DISORDERS OF MENSTRUATION, OVULATION, AND SEXUAL RESPONSE“ Subtle abnormalities of follicular development may result in disorders of the luteal phase:…
DISORDERS OF MENSTRUATION, OVULATION, AND SEXUAL RESPONSE
DISORDERS OF MENSTRUATION, OVULATION, AND SEXUAL RESPONSE Robert W. Rebar Disorders of menstruation and ovulation are relatively common in women of reproductive age. Possible disorders range from minor to potentially…
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…
