Menstrual Cycle

Menstrual Cycle

Poll

How many days does the typical menstrual cycle last?

• 7 days

• 21 days

• 28 days

Day 1 is when bleeding begins.

The lining of the uterus is shed.

Fill in the Blanks

Fertile=Ovulation!

UNfertilized egg leaves the ovary and lives for 1 day, 24 hours after ovulation.

Multiple Choice

Fertile=Ovulation! UNfertilized egg leaves the ovary and lives for _____ day(s) or _____ hours after ovulation.

• 1/2 day, 12 hours

• 1 day, 24 hours

• 5 days, 120 hours

BUT Sperm can live as long as 5 days in the female reproductive tract.

FIVE DAYS!

Multiple Select

How many days can sperm live in the female reproductive tract?

• 1 day

• 2 days

• 5 days

• 7 daus

If sperm are present, as the egg travels from the ovary through the fallopian tube, fertilization CAN occur.

Multiple Select

Where does fertilization take place?

• ovary

• fallopian tube

• uterus

If the egg is fertilized production of hormones contines and the uterine lining becomes thicker.

The fertilized egg may become implanted in the uterine wall.

The lining does NOT shed.

The pregnant woman's menstrual period typically does not begin.

Multiple Choice

What do female hormones do during fertilization?

• stop be produced

• keep producing

Multiple Choice

Where does the fertilized egg get implanted?

• ovary

• fallopian tube

• uterus

Multiple Select

Pregnant women TYPICALLY do NOT get their menstural cycle?

• True

• False

If the egg is NOT fertilized hormonal levels fall, the uterine lining sheds, and menstural bleeding begins again.

Open Ended

List ONE thing you learned and ONE question you still have about the menstural cycle.

Pregnancy=3 trimesters

• 1st trimester=1-12 weeks (most dangerous)

• 2nd trimester=13-26 weeks

• 3rd trimester=27-end of pregnancy, usually 40 weeks!

Breech Birth=Butt 1st

Normal Delivery-Head first, "crowning"

Open Ended

What do you think contraceptives are? *if you don't know take a guess!