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Permanent cessation of menses after cessation of estrogen production by the ovaries |
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Period befor menopause
transition from the reproductive to the nonreproductive years
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| Time period during which the changes of menopause occur?? |
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| Average age of menopause in US women? |
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between 50-52
median 51.5 |
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Is menopause influenced by:
age of menarche
# of ovaluations or pregnancies
lactation
use of OCP
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| Can genetics & lifestyles affect the age of menopause? |
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Yes
Undernourished women & smokers have earlier menopause
although effect is slight 1% of women undergo menopause before age 40
"premature ovarian failure" |
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| Male gametes are renoweve on a _________ basis. |
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| Male gametes are renoweve on a __daily_ basis. |
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Female gametes are a ___number &
________ decline through out the reproductive years?? |
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Female gametes are a fixed number &
progressively decline through out the reproductive years?? |
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| Approximately how many ovulations are present during a women's productive life? |
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| What binds to receptors of the follicular membrane of the oocyte & stimulates follicular maturation, providing estradiol?? |
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| FSH-Follicle stimulating hormone |
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| What stimulates the theca luteal cells surring the oocyte to produce androgens & estrogen & serves as the triggering mechanism to induce ovulation? |
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T/F
With advancing reproductive age, the remaining oocyte have an increased resistan to FSH which therefore leads to rise in FSH before actual menopause?? |
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| What do theca cell islands produce? |
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Hormones
mainly testosterone & androstenedione |
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| Testosterone concentration declines after menopause, but does it remain higher in menopausal women with intact ovaries than those whose ovaries have been removed? |
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| What is the primary endogenous estrogen in postmenopausal women? |
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Estrone
Termed extragonadal estrogen because it is directly related to body wt & is the result of the conversion of androstenedione to estroine in fatty tissue |
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| Why do obese women have a higher risk of endometrial hyperplasia & carcinoma?? |
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They have a higher reserve of estrogen
Estrogen promotes endometrial proliferation |
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What is occuring?
menstrual cycle alterations
hot flashes & vasomotor instability
sleep disturbances
vaginal dyrness & genital tract atrophy
mood changes
skin, hair, & nail changes
osteoporosis
cardiovascular lipid changes |
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