Estrogen24 90. Cooperative mechanism between theca and granulosa cells
25 91. Thecal production of testosterone
26 92. Aromatization into estrogen by granulosa cells
27 93. Follicular cohort
28 94. Inhibin-activin family
29 95. Emergence of dominant follicle
30 96. Estrogen in the follicular phase
31 97. LH surge
32 98. Ovulatory phase
33 99. Ovulation detection kits
34 100. Cumulus oophorus
35 101. Corona radiata
36 102. Corpus luteum
37 103. Progesterone
38 104. Luteal phase
39 105. Endometrium
40 106. Menstrual phase
41 107. Proliferative phase
42 108. Secretory phase
43 109. Death of the corpus luteum
44 110. Rescue of the CL
45 111. Estrogen receptors: ERα and ERβ [111]
46 112. Major actions of estrogen
47 113. Major actions of progesterone
Chapter 3: Pregnancy, Parturition, Lactation
1 114. Secondary oocyte and its vestments
2 115. Corona radiata
3 116. Window of pregnancy
4 117. Number of viable sperm
5 118. Semen coagulation and liquefaction
6 119. Cervical mucus and sperm passage
7 120. Reverse peristalsis
8 121. Chemical losses/pregnancies
9 122. Capacitation
10 123. Decapacitation
11 124. Acrosome reaction
12 125. Cortical reaction
13 126. Zona reaction
14 127. Block to polyspermy
15 128. Species specificity
16 129. Cross-species fertilization
17 130. Zygote
18 131. Morula
19 132. Ectopic pregnancy
20 133. Blastocyst
21 134. Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG)
22 135. Luteo-placental shift
23 136. Endometrial decidualization
24 137. Fraternal (dizygotic) twins
25 138. Identical (monozygotic twins)
26 139. Incidence of twinning
27 140. Spiral arteries
28 141. Structure of a fetal villus
29 142. Placental transport pathways
30 143. Gestational diabetes
31 144. Fetal circulation
32 145. Placental endocrine secretions
33 146. Pregnancy levels of estrogen and progesterone
34 147. Estrone (E1) and estriol (E3)
35 148. Nondisjunction
36 149. Turner syndrome (monosomies)
37 150. Klinefelter syndrome (trisomies)
38 151. Fetal membranes
39 152. Amniocentesis
40 153. Chorionic villous sampling (CVS)
41 154. Isolation of cell-free DNA
42 155. Earl pregnancy proteins
43 156. Cardiovascular adaptation
44 157. Respiratory adaptation
45 158. Uterine (myometrial) adaptation
46 159. Embryonic period
47 160. Fetal period
48 161. Progesterone block
49 162. Labor
50 163. Initiation of labor: fetus or mother?
51 164. Three stages of labor
52 165. Preterm delivery
53 166. Production and secretion of milk
54 167. Alveolar epithelial cells
55 168. Colostrum
56 169. Milk let-down reflex
57 170. Prolactin
58 171. Benefits of breastfeeding
59 172. Developmental origins of health and disease (DOHaD)
60 173. Long-term effects of pregnancy: consequence vs. predisposition?
Chapter 4: The Human Sexual Response
1 174. Masters and Johnson
2 175. Limbic system
3 176. Libido
4 177. Sexual arousal in the female
5 178. Sex flush
6 179. Orgasmic platform
7 180. G-spot
Chapter 5: Age-Related Changes in the Reproductive System
1 181. Puberty
2 182. Hypothalamic sensitivity in childhood
3 183. Molecular triggers that initiate puberty
4 184. Kisspeptin
