KINESIOL 1A03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Combined Oral Contraceptive Pill, Fertility Clinic, Progestin

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Kinesiology
• Course: KINESIOL 1A03
• Professor: Krista Howarth

Document Summary

Declan and maeve o"shaughnessy are trying to have a baby. She had been off the birth control pill (a combine progestin and estrogen pill) Over the course of the next 12 months declan and maeve are actively trying to get pregnant but no luck. At a fertility clinic a battery of tests are done. Declan undergoes tests to examine sperm quantity, morphology and motility as well as characteristics of his semen. Maeve undergoes a physical exam as well as a blood test. Mainly birth control stops ovulation, since most birth control pills contain estrogen and progestin, these hormones stabilize a woman"s natural hormone levels, and prevent estrogen from peaking mid-cycle. Lh and fsh play key roles in the development of the egg and preparation of the lining of the uterus for implantation of the embryo. Stop the pituitary gland from producing follicle stimulating hormone (fsh) and luteinizing hormone (lh) in order to prevent ovulation. ng (endometrium) to.