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RB is a 35-year-old female who has recently married. She comes to see her primary provider to discuss the possibility of becoming pregnant. RB would like to know how to tell when she would be most likely to conceive. Question: Describe what happens during the endometrial cycle. You will need to defend your answer using specific facts, data
There are numerous way to a woman can increase her chances to
conceive a child.The most likely to get pregnant she have sex
within a day or so of ovulation (releasing an egg from the ovary).
This is usually about 14 days after the first day of your last
period, if your cycle is around 28 days long. An egg lives for
about 12-24 hours after being released.Out of every 100 couples
trying for a baby, 80 to 90 will get pregnant .
The endometrial cycle is simply the portion within the menstrual
cycle — the series of changes a woman’s body undergoes every 20 to
30 days
The four main phases of the menstrual cycle -
Mensuration
Follicular phase
Ovulatory phase
Luctal phase
Menstruation is the elimination of the thickened lining of the uterus (endometrium) from the body through the vagina. Menstrual fluid contains blood, cells from the lining of the uterus (endometrial cells) and mucus. The average length of a period is between three days and one week.
Follicular phase which begins on day 1 of your cycle, and lasts until about day 14. It’s where the endometrium grows to form a lush lining inside your uterus. Next is the luteal phase, where your body secretes the hormones estrogen and progesterone. The two work together to prepare the lining of the uterus for implantation, if it should occur. The luteal phase lasts about 12 days. If you don’t conceive this month, levels of estrogen and progesterone start to decline and the endometrial lining begins to shed; aka the menstrual phase, which typically lasts 3 to 5 days. Then the whole thing starts all over again.