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following words:
TRUEUS
FLEAME
IPEDRO
OVALINOUT
INITIALFOREZT
RENTASLUM
Cycle lasts
about 28 days.
Days 1-5
Days 1-5
It contains lots of
blood called the
PERIOD or
MENSTRUATION.
Days 1-5
It can be accompanied
by pain in the stomach
called MENSTRUAL
CRAMPS.
Day 5 14
Day 5 14
Day 5 14
Day 14
The uterus
lining is at its
thickest again.
Day 14
Day 14
It travels down
the egg tube
towards the
uterus.
Day 14
We call this
stage
OVULATION.
Day 14 - 28
Day 14 - 28
If an unfertilised egg
arrives, it passes
through the uterus and
out the body through
the vagina.
Day 14 - 28
SUMMARY
Lets think
deeper!
Stage 2 Day 5- 13
pre-ovulatory stage
Stage 3 Day 14
Ovulation
Estrogen -gradually
increases during days 1-14;
signals body to thicken the
lining of the uterus. Levels
drop sharply after
ovulation.
Days 1-14
P itu ita r y
G la n d
P ro d u c e s
FSH
F o l l i c l e S t i m u la t i n g H o r m o n e
T r ig g e r s fo r m a tio n o f th e
F o llic le
W it h in t h e o v a r y
P ro d u c e s
E s tro g e n & O v u m
T r ig g e r s u t e r in e lin in g th ic k e n in g
Days 14 - 28
P it u it a r y
G la n d
P ro d u c e s
L H
L u t in iz in g H o r m o n e
T r ig g e r s O v u la t io n
a n d t h e f o r m a t io n o f t h e
C o r p u s L u t iu m
W it h in t h e o v a r y
P ro d u c e s
P ro g e s te ro n e
C o n t in u e s u t e r in e lin in g t h ic k e n in g
Common Complication
Ovarian Cysts- Fluid filled
sacs on the surface of an
ovary usually harmless;
sometimes more serious.
Symptoms include sudden
severe abdominal pain,
fever, vomiting.
10 MENSTRUAL MYTHS
1. You cant go
swimming when
you have your
period.
10 MENSTRUAL MYTHS
2. You should
avoid sex when
you have your
period.
10 MENSTRUAL MYTHS
10 MENSTRUAL MYTHS
4. Exercise is bad
for you when you
have a period.
10 MENSTRUAL MYTHS
10 MENSTRUAL MYTHS
6. Your period
comes every 28
days.
10 MENSTRUAL MYTHS
10 MENSTRUAL MYTHS
8. Some types of
food are bad for
you when you
have your period.
10 MENSTRUAL MYTHS
10 MENSTRUAL MYTHS
10. Premenstrual
Syndrome (PMS)
is all in the mind.