Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Fertility, IVF &
Hormones
- Hormones
- Chemicals that regulate functions of organs and cells
- Adrenaline
- Increases heart rate
- Produced in the
adrenal gland
- Menstrual Cycle Hormones
- FSH = Follicle Stimulating Hormone
- Encourages egg to develop
- LH = Luteinizing Hormone
- Causes egg to be released
- Oestrogen-secreted by ovaries
- Stops production of FSH
- Stimulates LH to start
- Progesterone
- Causes Uterus lining to thicken
- Insulin
- Produced in the
pancreas
- IVF
- Infertility
- 10% UK couples are infertile
- Infertile if they have had sex for over a year
without contraception and haven't concieved
- Low level of FSH means eggs won't develop
- Doctors give women an
injection of LH
- Causes them to 'super ovulate'
- Eggs are collected and fertilised in
a petri dish with the man's sperm
- A few of the healthy embryos are
implanted into the women's uterus
- Contraceptive pill
- Some side-affects in
some women
- Dizziness
- Sickness
- Mood swings
- Weight gain
- Loss of interest in sex
- Severe (rare)
side-affects
- Increased blood preassure
- Strokes
- Diabetes
- Causes someone's blood
sugar level to become too high
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Cells don't respond to insulin
- Type 1 Diabetes
- The body doesn't
produce enough insulin
- Symptoms of Diabetes
- Weight loss and loss
of muscle bulk
- Feeling very tired
- Feeling very thirsty
- Urinating frequently