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| from pituitary gland; acts on ovaries to promote development of follicles |
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| from ovaries; causes thickening of lining (to better accept sperm); in combined OCs, interferes with the development of ovarian follicles |
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| from pituitary gland; causes mature follicle to release an egg; in combined OCs, interferes with tubal transport, cervical mucuc, and endometrial implantation |
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| from the ruptured follicle; causes the endometrium to thicken further |
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| high levels of male hormones; no menstrual cycle and ovarian cycsts |
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| cells outside the uterus grow too much creating scarring or cysts |
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| cells outside the uterus grow too much creating scarring or cysts |
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| cells outside the uterus grow too much creating scarring or cysts |
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1. excitement/arousal
2. plateau
3. orgasm
4. resolution |
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| when sperm and egg unite in fallopian tubes |
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| attachment of zygote to uterus wall, time between fert. and impl. is 7-10 |
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| milk producing hormone; produced by mother 8 weeks after conception; levels steadily increase, peak at birth, then decrease, then surge in response to suckling |
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| hormone responsible for delivering milk |
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| cancer starting in glandular tissue of breast; most common kind |
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| cancer found only in ducts or lobules of breasts, no risk of spreading if removed; most found with mammograms |
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| anxiety, depression, poor judgement, suicical/infanticidal, etc; history of mental illness, ppd, family history, stressful events or pregnancy, lack of support; often undetected; greatly effects children |
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| absence of ovulation; may or may not menstruate |
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| of menopause... early, about 2-5 years, hot flashes, night sweats, nausea, anxiety, fatigue, etc; use estrogen&progesterone patch or pill |
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| of menopause... more postmenopause, 30-50% women; vaginal dryness, discharge, urinary infections, incontinence, loss of libido; use estrogen creams/gels |
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| Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) |
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| infection of the female uterus, fallopian tubes, and/or ovaries as it progresses to scar formation; caused by STIs, postpartum, abortion, and IUDs |
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