Menstruation Cycle

It is the monthly shedding of the lining of the uterus.

Menstruation

What do you call to the lining of the uterus?

Endometrium

Menstruation is also known by the terms?

Menses, menstrual cycle, or period

This is partly blood and tissue inside the uterus. This flows from uterus through your cervix and out the body.

Menstrual blood

The average length of a menstrual cycle is?

28 days

Most people have their period for between how many days?

3 to 7 days

What is the average age that your period starts?

12

At what age does it consider early to begin period?

8

At what age does it consider late to get your period?

16

This face begins on the first day of the period.

Menses phase or menstrual phase

In this phase the level of the estrogen rises which cause the lining of the uterus to grow and thicken.

Follicular phase

This hormone controls the maturing of eggs.

Follicle Stimulating Hormone

This is the chemical messenger in the body.

Hormones

This is in the brain that releases gnrh.

Hypothalamus

Hypothalamus releases this and it activates the anterior pituitary glands.

Gonadotropin releasing hormones

Gnrh activates this and it releases the fsh and lh.

Anterior Pitutary Glands

This occur at about day 14 in a 28 day menstrual cycle.

Ovulation

This hormone helps the ovary in releasing hormones.

Luteinizing hormone

In this phase the eggs leaves the ovary and begin to travel through the fallopian tubes to the uterus.

Luteal Phase