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| The ovarian cycle consists of two phases, the ___, which is variable, and the ___, which lasts 14 days. | - follicular phase
- luteal phase
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| In the follicular phase (ovarian cycle) and the proliferation phase (uterine cycle), ___ is dominant. | estrogen
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| In the luteal phase (ovarian cycle) and the secretory phase (uterine cycle), ___ is dominant followed by a moderate amount of ___. | - progesterone
- estrogen
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| What is gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH)? What is its function? | - a hormone that is produced in the hypothalamus
- once produced, GnRH moves through the bloodstream to the pituitary gland
- there, it binds to certain receptors, which signals the pituitary gland to create LH and FSH
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| What is leptin? What is its function regarding menarche? | - a hormone produced by fat cells
- regulates body fat
- stimulates hypothalamus to release GnRH and thus trigger puberty
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| ovulation | the part in the menstrual cycle (day 16) where a mature ovarian follicle discharges an egg
- caused by LH surge
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| menses | - takes place around the first 5 days of the cycle
- characterized by a fall in estrogen and progesterone causing the release of prostaglandins from the uterus
- (prostaglandins cause vasoconstriction of endometrial vessels)
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| menarche | the first occurrence of menstruation
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| primary dysmenorrhea | - severe, frequent cramping during menstruation with NO demonstrable cause
- more common in young women
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| secondary dysmenorrhea | - menstrual-related pain that accompanies another medical condition (such as adenomyosis, endometriosis, pelvic adhesions, or uterine fibroids)
- more common in older women
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| endometriosis | - AKA retrograde menstruation
- tissue that looks like and acts like endometrial tissue but it grows outside the uterus
- most common in women ages 30-40
- treatment includes hormones or surgery
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| uterine fibroids | noncancerous growths that grow on the walls of the uterus
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| menorrhagia | - heavy bleeding during menstruation
- excessive when the person says it is
- caused by hormonal imbalances, endometriosis, uterine fibroids, and some medications
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| primary amenorrhea | - failure of menstruation to occur at puberty (usually by age 16)
- can be caused by anatomical, genetic, enzymatic, or psychological issues
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| secondary amenorrhea | - cessation of menstruation after it has once been established at puberty
- can be caused by pregnancy, lactation, contraceptives, menopause, PCOS, anorexia, etc.
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| Explain working class women's experiences with menarche and menstruation. | - lived in close quarters
- more intergenerational contact
- less emphasis on hygiene
- less money to spend on dedicated products
- lots of girls and young women in the dark about what to expect, since these topics weren't talked about
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| Explain Post-WWI (1918) women's experiences with menarche and menstruation. | - heightened sensitivity to STD problems b/c of soldiers' unprotected sex overseas
- caused the moral health / social hygiene movement (all aspects of sexuality were sanitized)
- girls and young women started to learn sex ed in school/programs
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| Explain 1920-1999 women's experiences with menarche and menstruation. | - rise of "sanitary" products
- idea of the "inadequate mother"
- info about mens. firmly in commercial realm (30s-40s texts from companies used in schools)
- 50s-60s, ads created & enforced insecurities in young women
- 40s-, less personal advice
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| Explain menstrual product advertising. | - ads contributed to perpetuation of silence and shame surrounding mens.,
- female body is dirty and shameful when mens.
- must not get caught mens.
- manage body every day
- use all available products
- REINFORCES INSECURITIES
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| Explain medical, social, and political controversies surrounding premenstrual syndrome. | - viewed as clearly defined disorder, despite lack of evidence, conflicting and numerous symptoms
- pharmaceutical industry has economic stake in perpetuating the idea of PMS
- some women use PMS for validation of stress/depression
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| [theoretical approach to study PMS] What is the biomedical model? | - mens. cycle hormonal fluctuations result in normal mood changes
- abnormal/excessive hormone levels cause abnormal moods
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| [theoretical approach to study PMS] What is the psychosomatic model? | - something about women's temperment or psychology causes intensification of cyclical mood changes
- symptoms only occur among women who are: 'experiencing conflict with female role, denying femininity, neurotic, or stressed'
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| [theoretical approach to study PMS] What is the social psychological model? | - cyclical hormonal changes related to cyclical changes in arousal (which are assoc. with subjective emotional exp.s)
- neutral arousal becomes labeled subjectively; depends on cultural beliefs and stereotypes
- external factors to women's distress
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| [theoretical approach to study PMS] What is the radical feminist model? | - women not dysfunctional
- PMS a medicalization of any behavior by women that is intolerable w/in a patriarchal society
- rational women's anger/depression inconvenient to patriarchal society; threatens status quo
- PMS a social construction
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