Menstrual Cycle
What is a Menstrual Cycle?
4 Stages Of Menstrual
The Follicle Stage:During the follicular phase, an egg follicle on an ovary gets ready to release an egg. Usually, one egg is released each cycle.uterus starts growing a new endometrium to prepare for pregnancy.
Ovulation stage:It is during this process that the egg travels down the Fallopian tube where it may be met by a sperm and become fertilized.
Corpus luteum stage:begins after ovulation. It lasts about 14 days and ends just before a menstrual period, unless of course fertilisation occurs,the egg travels along the fallopian tube by wave like motions caused by the finger-like projections in the walls of the fallopian tube.
Menstruation stage:the lining of the uterus is shed the first day of menstrual flow is considered day 1 of the menstrual cycle
Amenorrhea
the causes may experience amenorrhea for natural reasons, such as:
- Pregnancy
- Breast-feeding
- Menopause
- Milky nipple discharge
- Hair loss
- Headache
- Vision changes
- Excess facial hair
- Pelvic pain
- Acne
dysmenorrhea
-painful menstruation, typically involving abdominal cramps.
Causes
-thought to be caused by excessive levels of prostaglandins, hormones that make your uterus contract during menstruation and childbirth
Symptoms
-pain in lower abdomen during menstruation and may also be felt in your hips, lower back, or thighs.
-nausea
-lightheaded
Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)
complex of symptoms (including emotional tension and fluid retention) experienced by some women in the days immediately before menstruation.
Causes
Exactly what causes premenstrual syndrome is unknown,
Symptoms
-mood swings, tender breasts, food cravings, fatigue, irritability and depression
Menopause
-A natural decline in reproductive hormones when a woman reaches her 40s or 50s, the ceasing of menstruation.
Causes
-ovaries no longer release an egg every month and menstruation stops.
Symptoms
hot flashes and vaginal dryness