Psychology 2075 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Ovarian Follicle, Luteal Phase, Corpus Luteum

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2075
• Professor: William Fisher

Document Summary

Sex hormones: chemical substances secreted directly into the blood by the gonads (egg and sperm producing structures: testes and ovaries) Sex hormones function within the hypothalamus (pituitary) gonadal axis or functional chain, in which the hypothalamus regulates the pituitary which regulates the gonads which secrete sex hormones, which affect the hypothalamus in a feedback loop. Corpus luteum secretes progesterone which via feedback loop eventually reduces estrogen and progesterone production. Hormonal support for development and maintenance of endometrium withdrawn, endometrium is shed in menstruation (4 tablespoons) Low levels of estrogen and progesterone soon trigger new cycle of follicular, ovulation, luteal phases. Sarafem is prozac, a major antidepressant medication, renamed. Prozac was going off-patent in 1999, and eli lily got fda approval for a new. Involves growth of endometrial tissues outside of the uterus at a number of sites (e. g. on ovaries, outside of uterine body, etc. ) Affects 10% of canadian women of reproductive age.