ovaries - where estrogen and progesterone are produced, menarche - beginning of menstrual function (28 days), perimenopause - transition phase between regular menstrual periods ad no periods (10 years), menopause - termination of menstruation during middle age, postmenstrual phase - pituitary gland secretes follicle stimulating hormone causing ovum to mature, ovaries secrete estrogen, stimulating uterus to prepare for a zygote, ovulation - release an ovum on 13th or 14th day, 5 days to pass through fallopian tube, zygote - fertilized egg, embryo/fetus - developing baby, placenta - temporary organ forms within the uterus, allows for exchange of nutrients, oxygen and waste between mother and fetus, produces hormones necessary to maintain pregnancy, umbilical cord - tube carries blood, waste, nutrients from placenta to fetus, after birth the navel is formed where the it was attached, gestation period - period of childs development during carrying of an embryo (280 days), gynecologist - specialized in the diagnosis and treatment of the female reproductive system, obstetrician - specialized in providing medical care to women during pregnancy, childbirth, and immediately after, andropause - progressive decrease of testosterone that usually begins in the late 40s, cryptorchidism - undescended testicle, development defect in which one or both testicles fail to fall into the scrotum, azoospermia - absence of sperm in the semen, oligospermia - abnormally low sperm count of below 20 million, orchidectomy - surgical removal of one or both testicles, orchiopexy - repair of an undescended testicle, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome - condition caused by a hormonal imbalance, ovaries are enlarged by presence of cysts that are formed by incompletely developed follicles , oophoritis - inflammation of ovary, often occurs when pelvic inflammatory disease , endometriosis - condition in which endometrial tissue escapes the uterus and attaches to other structures in pelvic cavity; the leading cause of infertility, fibrocystic breast disease - presence of single or multiple benign cysts in the breasts, occurs more frequently in older women, menometrorrhagia - excessive uterine bleeding at both the usual time of menstrual periods and at other irregular intervals, ectopic pregnancy - potentially dangerous condition in which the fertilized egg implants and starts to develop outside the uterus,

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