Hypothalamic Pituitary
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Hypothalamus & Pituitary Gland Regulation — Medical Physiology: Principles for Clinical Medicine▶ 0:40stress and even reproduction all at the same timeAnd we are going to be dissecting the hypothalamic -pituitary axis or the HPA, you hear that acronym a lot, and for…It is the single most important functional connection in the entire endocrine systemPregnancy and Infertility — Clinical Biochemistry and Metabolic Medicine▶ 5:03While prolactin levels progressively fall back to baseline over two to three months, the elevated concentrations directly interfere with the normal pulsatile…By suppressing the normal hypothalamic -pituitary -ovarian axis, prolactin effectively pauses the reproductive cycleProviding the mother with a period of relative infertility while she nourishes the newborn, it is a profound evolutionary mechanism to space…Care of Females With Reproductive Disorders — Medical-Surgical Nursing: Concepts and Practice▶ 22:23RightAnd this constant high level of estrogen confuses the hypothalamic -pituitary -ovarian axis in the brainThe brain thinks, we have plenty of estrogen, we don't need to stimulate the ovaries, so it stops sending the signals to…