How many drinks increase testosterone levels, sperm count, shape, reduces sperm concentration? ANS
- 5 to 25 drinks a week
Caffine & fertility have a stronger effect when? ANS - when women smoke
Ova - singular ovum) ANS - eggs that females produce and store within ovaries
If the ovum is ________ by a sperm, the stored blood
and nutrients are used to support the growth of the
fertilized ovum when implanted in the uterus ANS - fertilized
GnRH ANS - stimulates pituitary to release FSH and LH
, Follicle stimulating hormone ANS - stimulates growth of ova
Luteinizing hormone ANS - stimulates secretion of progesterone
What are the 2 phases of menstrual cycle? ANS - 1. Follicular (1st half, follicle growth and maturation)
2. Luteal (last half, begins after ovulation, formation of corpus luteum)
Nutrition Care Process Steps ANS - nutrition assessment, diagnosis, intervention, monitoring &
evaluation
ABCD's in assessment ANS - A- anthropometric: height
B-biochemical: lab tests
C-clinical:history, medications
D-dietary intake
Contraceptives contain ANS - forms of estrogen
Estradiol & progestin ANS - suppress the action of LH and FSH and therefore ovulation
What does progestin block? ANS - LH and ovulation and induces a barrier to sperm from thick cervical
mucus
Side effects of progestin only ANS - weight gain & decreased bone mineral accretion
Factors affecting fertility ANS - undernutrition, body fat, underweight, overweight, amenorrhea
When does follicular phase happen? ANS - 1st half of cycle ; follicle growth and maturation
When does the luteal phase begin? ANS - after ovulation ; produces progesterone during early
pregnancy
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