Question

Refer to the given graph representing hormonal levels during a normal menstrual cycle in a female. Identify the ovarian hormones X and Y and select the correct statement regarding them.

Answer 1

• If hormone Y is insufficiently produced in a female, then uterine lining might no be sufficiently stable to support an implanted embryo.
• In the given graph X and Y are estrogen and progesterone, respectively. The level of estrogen and progesterone is reduced in the menstrual phase, in follicular phase level of estrogen increases and in luteal phase level of progesterone increases.