female endocrine Flashcards
(25 cards)
what enables the formation of the female reproductive tract
low testosterone and anti mullerian hormone
what organ produce and secrete female androgen hormones
ovaries and corpus luteum
what are the two female hormones
estrogen and progesterone
use of estrogen
development and maintenance of female sex organs and secondary sex characteristics
decrease bone reabsorption
increase concentration of sex binding hormone globulin and thyroxin binding globulin
use of progesterone
helps regulate accessory organs during menstrual cycle
hormones that regulate the female cycle come from
anterior pituitary
what hypothalamus hormones are secreted
GnRH
TRH
PRH
GHRH
CRH
what anterior hormones are secreted
FSH LH
TSH
PRL
GH
ACTH
menses
monthly bleeding
phases of menses
follicular
ovulation
luteal phase
what hormones are used to monitor fertility
FSH and estrogen
what maintains progesterone production
LH secreted by corpus leuteum
menstrual cycle
fsh mature follicle
LH cause follicle to release egg
estrogen increases during ovulation
progesterone increases after ovulation
PSH, LH, estrogen decrease post ovulation
what are some common clinical problems
infertility
irregular menes
menopause
amenorrhea
infertility
inability to conceive after 12 months
critical lab tests: progesterone, serum
peak 7 days after ovulation
oligomenorrhea
fewer than 9 period a year
due to anovulation ot irregular ovultion
due to PCOD
associated with high ovarian androgens
abnormal lab results LH/FSH ratio less than 2/1
PCOS
ovaries with a number of cysts
menopause
amenorrhea with high gonadotrophs
low estradiol levels
symptoms: hot fashes, mood swings, vaginal changes
treatment: hormone replacment using estrogen and progesterone
risk of menopause treatment
increased risk of breast cancer
rish of cardiovascular disease
amenorrhea
absence of perios of more than 6 months
1. pregnacy test to test beta hCG levels
2. rule out thuroid disease : test TSH
prolactin may be increase
diagnosis : estradiol with FSH
low estradiol high FSH
hypothalamic amenorrhea
hypothalamus stops releasing hormones that regulate menses
stress weight loss excercise
eating disorders
female athletic triad
ovarian failure
low estradiol with high FSH
feww oocytes left
rare in young women
treated with hormone replacemnt therapy
cannot induce ovulation but can use donor eggs
oavrian failure associated with
abnormal karyotypes (turner’s syndrome)
autoimmune disease
chemo
radiation
idiopathic
turners syndrome
short height
failure for avoaries to develop
heart defects
