Part of REP-02 — Human Reproduction

Linking Concepts — Menstrual Cycle ↔ Fertilization ↔ Pregnancy

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The Complete Reproductive Continuum

Menstrual cycle → Fertilization → Pregnancy → Parturition → Lactation
     ↓                  ↓               ↓            ↓             ↓
 FSH/LH cycle    Ampulla event    hCG rescues    Oxytocin     Prolactin+
 estrogen/P4     acrosome/       corpus luteum  positive      Oxytocin
 drives cycle    cortical Rxn    → progesterone  feedback      (let-down)

Key Hormonal Handoffs

TransitionWhat Happens
Follicular → OvulationEstrogen (↑) → positive feedback → LH surge
Ovulation → LutealLH causes luteinization; corpus luteum forms
Luteal → PregnancyhCG (trophoblast) rescues corpus luteum
Early → Late pregnancyPlacenta takes over progesterone (~week 8–10)
Late pregnancy → LabourFetal cortisol → estrogen dominance → oxytocin sensitivity
Delivery → LactationPlacenta out → estrogen falls → prolactin acts on mammary glands

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