Menstrual cycle
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- Uterine Cycle
- 28 days (21-35days) 35-50mL of blood lost, and a woman needs more Fe because its lost in the blood
- Menarche
- First menstrual cycle, first period
- Menopause
- 45-50years old-the ovaries have run out of eggs
- 3 phases
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menses
poliferative
secetory - Menses
- the whole cell destruction of the endometrium, sloughed away and is expelled
- Poliferative
- the endometrium is increasting and the cells are poliferating
- Secretory
- high progestrone, endometrium increases fully and corpus luteum is found
- Wall of uterus
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endometrium-epithelial tissue
myometrium-muscle layer
perimetrium-outer covering, irregular dense connective tissue - Endometrium
- contains lots of blood vessels
- 2 types of endometrosis
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1.can still have normal periods when endometrial cells grow different places like the fallopian tube
2. can grow on any surface area of intestines when coming out of pelvic area