Sentences with phrase «stimulates egg follicles»

This is because older mice lose the capacity to excrete adequate levels of two hormones: one that stimulates egg follicles to grow and mature and another that causes the ripened egg to be released from the ovary into the reproductive tract.

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Follicle - stimulating hormones (FHS) help develop the egg that is to be released by one of the ovaries, and it is the spike in Luteinizing Hormone (LH) that is detected in your urine, alerting you that ovulation is about to occur.

It's theorized that the weather causes increased levels of the follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) in women, which affects the number of eggs that are released each month.

Egg donors are given follicle stimulating hormones (FSH), which speed up the maturation of eggs, «FSH has a short half - life and quickly disappears from the body,» says to Dr. Vicken Sahakian, medical director of Pacific Fertility Center LA.

When Burch and Gallup tested samples of human semen, they found luteinizing hormone and follicle - stimulating hormone, both of which can induce a woman to release eggs earlier than normal.

Normally, it stimulates the pituitary gland to release luteinising hormone and follicle stimulating hormone, which in turn stimulate the ovaries to produce hormones and release a mature egg.

University of California researchers found that levels of hormones estradiol and follicle stimulating hormone, which triggers production of eggs, can predict the onset of «the change's» ancillary symptoms a year before they strike.

In PCOS, a woman's ovarian follicles fail to release an egg every 28 days as a result of hormonal imbalance: too much luteinizing hormone (LH) and not enough follicle - stimulating hormone (FSH).

AF — Aunt Flow (Menstruation) AI — Artificial Insemination ART — Assisted Reproductive Technology BABYDUST — Good wishes for getting pregnant BBT — Basal Body Temperature BCP — Birth Control Pills BD — Baby Dancing (Love Making) BFN — Big Fat Negative (Pregnancy Test) BFP — Big Fat Positive (Pregnancy Test) BW — Blood Work CD — Cycle Day CF — Cervical Fluid CM — Cervical Mucus DH — Dear Husband DPO — Days Past Ovulation EP — Ectopic Pregnancy EWCM — Egg White Cervical Mucus FP — Follicular Phase FSH — Follicle Stimulating Hormone HPT — Home Pregnancy Test HSG — Hysterosalpingogram IF — Infertility IUI — Intrauterine Insemination IVF — In Vitro Fertilization LAP - Laparoscopy LH — Luteinizing Hormone LMP — Last Menstrual Period LP — Luteal Phase LPD — Luteal Phase Defect MC (M / C)-- Miscarriage MF — Male Factor NFP — Natural Family Planning NP — Nurse Practitioner O - Ovulation OB / GYN — Obstetrician / Gynecologist OPK — Ovulation Predictor Kit PCOS — Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome PG — Pregnant POAS - Pee on a Stick PTS - Pregnancy Test Strip RE — Reproductive Endocrinologist SA — Semen Analysis TTC — Trying to Conceive

Estrogen (from estrus, meaning «heat» or «fertility») is the dominant hormone for the first week or so after menstruation, stimulating the buildup of tissue and blood in the uterus as the ovarian follicles simultaneously begin their development of the egg.

Such as, the pituitary which is responsible for regulating female reproductive hormones such as LH (luteinizing hormone, which causes ovulation), FSH (follicle stimulating hormone, which matures the eggs in the ovaries), progesterone (which causes the endometrium to mature so that it can support implantation of the fertilized egg), and estrogen.

During this phase, the pituitary gland promotes egg growth by releasing FSH (Follicle Stimulating Hormone) to your ovaries.

Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH)-- FSH stimulates the production of eggs and sperm and is often measured to evaluate infertility, abnormal menstruation, and is an indicator of menopause.

These hormones direct an ovary to start making estrogen (mostly estradiol), and stimulate the maturation of eggs in about 120 follicles.

FSH stimulates the growth of ovarian follicles, the fluid - filled sacs that contain your eggs.

As anestrus draws to a close, follicle stimulating hormone is elevated, which «ripens» the eggs to be let out of the ovaries and into the fallopian tubes.

Your doctor will prescribe fertility medications to stimulate follicle growth and produce multiple eggs, and, using a needle (a very fine needle, but a needle nonetheless), you'll inject these medications just beneath your skin.