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    Menstruation: IF Fertilization Does NOT Take Place

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    The document summarizes the four stages of the menstrual cycle: 1) The follicle stage where hormones cause an egg to mature. 2) Ovulation where an egg is released from the follicle. 3) The corpus luteum stage where the follicle forms a structure that produces hormones. 4) Menstruation where the uterine lining is shed if no pregnancy occurs.

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    The document summarizes the four stages of the menstrual cycle: 1) The follicle stage where hormones cause an egg to mature. 2) Ovulation where an egg is released from the follicle. 3) The corpus luteum stage where the follicle forms a structure that produces hormones. 4) Menstruation where the uterine lining is shed if no pregnancy occurs.

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    The document summarizes the four stages of the menstrual cycle: 1) The follicle stage where hormones cause an egg to mature. 2) Ovulation where an egg is released from the follicle. 3) The corpus luteum stage where the follicle forms a structure that produces hormones. 4) Menstruation where the uterine lining is shed if no pregnancy occurs.

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    Menstruation: IF Fertilization Does NOT Take Place

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    The document summarizes the four stages of the menstrual cycle: 1) The follicle stage where hormones cause an egg to mature. 2) Ovulation where an egg is released from the follicle. 3) The corpus luteum stage where the follicle forms a structure that produces hormones. 4) Menstruation where the uterine lining is shed if no pregnancy occurs.

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    Menstruation

     IF fertilization does NOT take place


     Menstrual cycle – a series of changes controlled by
    hormones that help prepare the female uterus for a
    possible pregnancy
     The cycle is controlled by hormones of the
    pituitary gland and ovaries
     The menstrual cycle occurs in 4 stages
    Ova maturing in a Follicle
    stage 1 - Follicle stage
     Ovarian hormones (estrogen and
    progesterone) are in low concentrations
     The pituitary produces FSH which causes a
    follicle (egg cell capsule) to form
     As the follicle grows it makes increased
    amounts of estrogen
     Estrogen has negative feedback on the pituitary to
    stop FSH
     Estrogen causes the uterine lining (endometrium)
    to grow thicker
    Stage 2 - Ovulation

     Increased estrogen
    from the follicle
    stimulates the pituitary
    gland to produce LH
     The LH surge causes
    the follicle to rupture
    and the egg cell is sent
    to the oviduct
    Stage 3 – Corpus Luteum

     The ruptured follicle


    heals inside the ovary
    forming the corpus
    luteum
     Yellow body
     The corpus luteum
    produces progesterone
     Estrogen and
    progesterone maintains
    the added growth of the
    uterine lining
     An embryo in the uterus will secrete a
    chemical called HCG
     HCG prevents the corpus luteum from
    decomposing which maintains progesterone
    levels
     The endometrium is not shed
     HCG is the chemical that is detected by
    pregnancy tests
    Stage 4 - Menstruation

     If an embryo is not present approximately 2


    weeks after ovulation the corpus luteum
    decomposes
     Estrogen and progesterone levels decrease
     The endometrium (uterine lining) is shed and
    moves out through the vagina
    Menstrual cycle

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