REPRODUCTIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY1.pptx OBS/GYN

Reproductive endocrinology, an importan topic in OBS/GYN speciality

1. REPRODUCTIVE INDOCRINOLOGY DR MARIAM HASSA OBSGYN

2. Reproductive endocrinology ; is the study of hormones and neuroendocrine factors that are produced by and/or affect reproductive tissues. These tissues include the hypothalamus, anterior pituitary gland, ovary, endometrium, and placenta. A hormone is classically described as a cell product that is secreted into the peripheral circulation and that exerts its effects in distant target tissues This is termed  endocrine secretion . Additional forms of cell-to-cell communication exist in reproductive physiology.  Paracrine  communication , common within the ovary, refers to chemical signaling between neighboring cells.   Autocrine  communication occurs when a cell releases substances that influence its own function.

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