Menstrual Cycle
3. Importance of menstrual cycle:
• Stimulates follicle development in the ovaries
• Stimulates oestrogen secretion by the follicles
• Stimulates ovulation
• Causes the formation of the corpus luteum
• Promotes the secretion of progesterone
• Repair and revival of of endometrium after menstruation
• Stimulates FSH and LH secretion before ovulation
• Stimulates the endometrium to become thick,folded and highly vasculated for embryo development
• Inhibits FSH and LH secretion
Source:[britannica.com]
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