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what is the average age for the first menarche? - CORRECT ANSWER-12.87 years old
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or 1-3 years after breast budding
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Normal cycle length - CORRECT ANSWER-21-45 days Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il`
When can pregnancy first occur? - CORRECT ANSWER-pregnancy can first occur
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from the very first menstrual cycle, a sexually active girl may conceive before her
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first menstrual cycle.
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menarche - CORRECT ANSWER-first menstrual period Il` Il` Il` Il` Il`
when do most women have a ovulatory cycle? - CORRECT ANSWER-within 24
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months after menarche
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menstrual phase - CORRECT ANSWER-days 1-5. Il` Il` Il` Il` Il`
shedding of endometrium. Il` Il` Il`
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How long is the menstrual phase? - CORRECT ANSWER-varies in length but usually
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last 2-8 days.
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,Proliferation (follicular) phase - CORRECT ANSWER-day 5 to ovulation Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il`
begins the first day of menstruation. Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il`
ends 14 day later in a 28-day cycle
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ovulatory phase - CORRECT ANSWER-final maturation of a single follicle, it releases
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its mature ovum.
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ovulation marks the beginning of the luteal phase - occurs about 14 days into the
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menstrual cycle.
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luteal phase - CORRECT ANSWER-begins immediately after ovulation, ends w/
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menstruation.
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if no implantation occurs, the corpus lute regresses. estrogen + progesterone levels
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DECREASE. endometrium sheds via menstruation.
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Endometrial cycle - CORRECT ANSWER-menstrual phase: periodic vasoconstriction Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il`
in upper levels of endometrium initiates shedding of functional 2/3 of
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endometrium.
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When does ovulation occur? - CORRECT ANSWER-14 days before menstruation
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when are the most fertile days for pregnancy? - CORRECT ANSWER-day before
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ovulation and day of ovulation.
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,when does the fertile period begin? - CORRECT ANSWER-4 to 5 days before
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ovulation
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when does the fertile period end? - CORRECT ANSWER-24-48 hours after ovulation.
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when should a couple avoid sex to avoid pregnancy? - CORRECT ANSWER-avoid sex
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several days before ovulation and 3 days after ovulation.
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how long can sperm live in a woman's body? - CORRECT ANSWER-4-5 days
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How long do eggs live? - CORRECT ANSWER-24-48 hours after being released.
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Indications of ovulation - CORRECT ANSWER-Slight drop in temperature 1 day
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before ovulation (0.5 to 1 degree rise at ovulation), temperature will remain
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elevated for 10-12 days.
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cervical mucus = abundant, watery, clear + more alkaline.
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cerival os = dilates slightly, softens + rises in vagina.
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spinnbarkeit
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Spinnbarkeit - CORRECT ANSWER-egg white stretchiness of cervical mucus Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il`
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, Conditions of fertilization - CORRECT ANSWER-postcoital test = live, mobile, normal
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sperm person in cervical mucus.
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semen = supportive to pregnancy; 2mL semen, at leas 20 million sperm/mL, more
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than 60% normal; more than 50% motile
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motile - CORRECT ANSWER-moving forward
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Implantation - CORRECT ANSWER-takes place in AMPULLA (outer one third) portion Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il`
of Fallopian tube.
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zygote takes 3-4 days to enter uterus.
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take 7-10 days to complete process of implantation.
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zygote (ferttilize ovum) - CORRECT ANSWER-12-14 days after fertilization.
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from he time ovum (egg) is fertilized until it is implanted in the uterus.
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ovum - CORRECT ANSWER-egg
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