Question

High secretions of Atriggers ovulation in B day of the menstrual cycle. What are A and B?

AB
LH$7^{th}$
FSH$2^{nd}$
Estrogen${14}^{th}$
${20}^{th}$

• A. LH and ${20}^{th}$
• B. FSHand $2^{nd}$
• C. LHand ${14}^{th}$
• D. Estrogen and ${20}^{th}$

Answer 1

The correct option is C

LHand ${14}^{th}$

The level of estrogen in female body increases and it eventually causes a rapid rise in luteinizing hormone (the 'LH surge'). This LH causes the dominant follicle to rupture and release the mature egg from the ovary, from where it enters the Fallopian tube, approximately on ${14}^{th}$ $\pm$ 1 day. This process is known as ovulation.