The Menstrual Cycle

Our AI hosts discuss the textbook chapter about infertility and medically assisted reproduction -- everything a medical student may need to know.

How oocytes arise and progress through meiosis, sometimes with cell division errors? These questions are answered by Gareth Greggains PhD, head of clinical lab and research at the Department of Reproductive Medicine.

Prof. Tom Tanbo explains how ectopic endometrial-like tissue causes pain and infertility, and shares his personal experience with diagnosing and treating endometriosis. 

This episode explains how menstrual cycle is manipulated during treatment of infertility, including ovulation induction for PCOS or hypothalamic amenorrhoea, as well as ovarian stimulation for IVF. We also learn how gonadotropin hormones are produced for infertility treatment.

This episode gives you the 10 minute version of the physiology of  menstrual cycle and the hormonal control of female reproductive function.

Senior clinical embryologist Anamika Choudhury explains the process of fertilisation, and we also learn whether human eggs can count to two.