ANTH 246 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Fertility Testing, Ovulation, Concealed Ovulation
21 Oct 2016
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Ovulation: the fertile period in which female can become pregnant. Darwinian insight: variation among individuals is natural rather tan aberrant . Malthusian model: essay on the principle of population . Thinking impacted conceptualizations of human reproductive functioning for the next two centuries. He didn"t understand internal controls that ppl could have physiological changes within him. Challenges from evolutionary scientists began about 40 years ago. Menstrual cycle: menstruation uterus linking starts to grow again mature egg released from ovary egg dies if not fertilized uterues linking continues to thicken. So that body doesn"t reject foreign tissue (sperm) We have many more missed conceptions than we realize. Many studies do not use a within subjects design. Many studies don"t use hormonal biomarkers- use self reporting/counting. Can use over the counter clearblue ovulation test. Some researchers think the only valid way to know if a transvaginal ultrasound . Recurring period of sexual receptivity and fertility in many female mammals.
