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A & PHEALTH HORMONES “FEMALE PROBLEMS ” MENSTRUAL CYCLE DIAGRAMS 1 pt1 pt1 pt1 pt1 pt1 pt 2 pts 3 pts 4 pts 5 pts 6 pts
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This is the structure of the female that houses the developing fetus
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UTERUS
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This term refers to the inner lining of the uterus.
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ENDOMETRIUM
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This is the word that refers to all of the external structures of the female’s reproductive system
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VULVA
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Folds of tissue that serve to protect the internal organs from pathogens…
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LABIA
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Female sex glands…
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Ovaries
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A hollow, muscular organ that receives and holds a fertilized ovum.
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Vagina
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Where the sperm & egg usually meet in the female
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FALLOPIAN TUBE
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A ceasing (aka stopping) of menstruation usually around age 45-50
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MENOPAUSE
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A feminine product worn inside the body to catch menstrual blood/tissue flow
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TAMPON
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When a breast self exam should be performed
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Week after a female’s menstrual period
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A laboratory test that checks for cancerous/precancerous cells of a female’s cervix
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PAP SMEAR
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DAILY DOUBLE!
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Symptoms of PMS…(give me 3).
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Bloating Weight gain Mood swings Anxiety Nervous tension Irritability Depression
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Released on day 14, this hormone causes ovulation
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LH (leutenizing hormone)
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The gland at the base of the brain that triggers “it all” to begin…
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Pituitary Gland
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Having an effect on ovaries and testes, these are the two gonadotropic hormones
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LH & FSH
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During the secretory phase, this hormone causes cervical mucus to thicken again
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PROGESTERONE
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Being unique to women, these sex hormones are called “ovarian hormones”
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ESTROGEN & PROGESTERONE
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Normally thick & sticky, this hormone causes cervical mucus to become thinner
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ESTROGEN
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Traced to the use of super- absorbent tampons
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TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME (TSS)
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Caused by a fungus, this type of vaginitis has a thick white discharge with severe genital itching. To treat this type of vaginitis you can get a cream from the local Kroger.
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YEAST INFECTION
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Common in women with eating disorders or elite athletes with extremely low body fat; the female doesn’t have a menstrual period
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AMENORRHEA
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Yearly pelvic exams are recommended for females starting when?
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18 years and older; or when they begin having sexual intercourse.
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“menstrual cramps”
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DYSMENORRHEA
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Characterized in the later stages by a deepened voice, anemia and painful intercourse
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OVARIAN CANCER
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Phase covering the first part of the menstrual cycle when hormone levels are at their lowest normal levels; 1-5
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MENSTRUAL PHASE
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Phase of the menstrual cycle when endometrial cells are deprived of their hormonal support, 15-28
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SECRETORY PHASE
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The end of this phase is marked by ovulation, 6-14
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PROLIFERATIVE PHASE
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The process of releasing one mature ovum each month into that ovary’s fallopian tube
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OVULATION
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The amount of actual blood lost each month during menstruation
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2-3 TABLESPOONS
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DAILY DOUBLE!
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This stage of the menstrual cycle is marked by an increase in estrogen
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PROLIFERATIVE
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VAGINA
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CERVIX
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UTERUS
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FIMBRIAE
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FALLOPIAN TUBE
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