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Chapter 1 - Basic Physiology of Menstrual Cycle and Ovulation

from Section 1 - Scientific Basis of Contraception and Family Planning

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 March 2022

By
Suresh Kini
Edited by
Johannes Bitzer  and
Tahir A. Mahmood
Johannes Bitzer
Affiliation:
University Women’s Hospital, Basel
Tahir A. Mahmood
Affiliation:
Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy
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Summary

Anatomy and physiology of the menstrual cycle with the different levels of regulation. Hyopothalamohypophyseal axis

Keywords

Menstrual cyclepreovulationluteal phaseendocrine regulation
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Handbook of Contraception and Sexual Reproductive Healthcare , pp. 1 - 10
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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Critchley, HOD, Maybin, JA, Armstrong, GM, Williams, ARW (2020) Physiology of the Endometrium and Regulation of Menstruation. Physiol Rev. 1; 100(3):1149–1179.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Jane, J (2018) ‘Physiology of menstruation’ in Inherited Bleeding Disorders in Women, London, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. pp 29–44.Google Scholar
Hall, JE (2019) ‘Neuroendocrine control of the menstrual cycle’ in Yen & Jaffe’s Reproductive Endocrinology, 8th Ed, Philadelphia, Elsevier. pp 149–66.Google Scholar
Strauss, JF III (2019) ‘Neuroendocrine control of the menstrual cycle’ in Yen & Jaffe’s Reproductive Endocrinology, 8th Ed, Philadelphia, Elsevier. pp 167–205.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (2015) Committee Opinion: ‘Menstruation in girls and adolescents: using the menstrual cycle as a vital sign’ in: Clinical Guidance, ACOG no. 651.Google Scholar
Thiyagarajan, DK, Basit, H, Jeanmonod, R (2020) Physiology, Menstrual Cycle in StatPearls (Internet). Treasure Island (FL), StatPearls Publishing. PMID: 29763196.Google Scholar

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