Nsg 6430 family health womens health Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

NSG 6430 MIDTERM STUDY GUIDE. Midterm Womens gynecological health • Menstrual Cycle Physiology (from Chapter 5) • Menstrual phase - endometrium becomes very thin d/t low estrogen levels - Hypophysis secretes more FSH - FSH stimulates secretion of estrogen and estrogen serves as proliferation signal to the endometrial basal layer - Follicular phase - Follicles secrete as they mature, increasing amts of estrogen which thickens the new functional layer of endometrium in uterus -simu...