PSYB20H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Fallopian Tube, Artificial Insemination, Immature Ovum
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Ovulation the primer to conception: follicular phase ovarian follicles mature estrogen levels peak towards the end. Occurs before ovulation: controlled by the hypothalamus. Women perform urine tests for fsh to realize when they are ovulating: triggered by a spike in fsh, period starts day 1, ovulation starts around day 14. Infertility inability to conceive after 12 months of trying. Women: failure to produce eggs/ova/normal ova, mucus in the cervix, disease in the uterine lining std, blockage of the fallopian tubes. Alternative ways to parenthood art or adoption. Conception through artificial means including: artificial insemination simplest form. I(cid:374)(cid:448)ol(cid:448)es the i(cid:374)je(cid:272)tio(cid:374) of spe(cid:396)(cid:373) i(cid:374)to a (cid:449)o(cid:373)a(cid:374)"s (cid:448)agi(cid:374)a, (cid:272)e(cid:396)(cid:448)i(cid:454) o(cid:396) ute(cid:396)us. Fertility drugs will stimulate multiple eggs to be released. Fertilization left out of (cid:449)o(cid:373)e(cid:374)"s (cid:271)od(cid:455) fo(cid:396) 2-3 days, many of these ends up as a miscarriage, which is why multiple eggs are used, that is why many people have multiple kids when they do this procedure.
