This assignment discuss about the female and male reproductive system that are simply composed of genital tract, a tube that connects the gonads (organs that produce gametes) to the external environment. it also discuss about the menstruation cycle and the hormones involved. and to add to it the ca...
Hormonal control of
reproduction
Unit 9 Assignment C
Human Regulation and Reproduction
,Table of Contents
Structure and function of reproductive anatomy..................................................................................2
The female reproductive system.......................................................................................................2
The male reproductive system..........................................................................................................4
Reproductive processes.........................................................................................................................5
Meiosis..............................................................................................................................................5
Meiosis I.........................................................................................................................................7
Meiosis II........................................................................................................................................7
Gamete production...............................................................................................................................8
Spermatogenesis...............................................................................................................................8
Oogenesis..........................................................................................................................................9
Hormonal changes in the menstrual cycle...........................................................................................10
Hormonal control of the menstrual cycle........................................................................................12
Conception..........................................................................................................................................13
Inside the fallopian tubes................................................................................................................13
Fertilisation......................................................................................................................................13
Implantation....................................................................................................................................14
Assisted conception.....................................................................................................................14
Causes of conception.......................................................................................................................15
Erectile dysfunction.....................................................................................................................15
Anti-sperm antibodies.................................................................................................................15
Menopause..................................................................................................................................15
Hypo/hyperthyroidism.................................................................................................................16
Contraception methods...................................................................................................................16
Progesterone only contraception................................................................................................16
Oestrogen and progesterone combination contraception...........................................................16
Bibliography.........................................................................................................................................17
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, Structure and function of reproductive anatomy
The female reproductive system
The female and male reproductive system are simply composed of genital tract,
a tube that connects the gonads (organs that produce gametes) to the external
environment.
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