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The reproductive cycle in female macaques
Author(s) -
Williams Robert F.,
Hodgen Gary D.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
american journal of primatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1098-2345
pISSN - 0275-2565
DOI - 10.1002/ajp.1350030524
Subject(s) - menarche , fertility , menstrual cycle , hypothalamic–pituitary–gonadal axis , biology , pregnancy , physiology , uterus , menstruation , ovary , endocrinology , luteinizing hormone , medicine , hormone , population , genetics , environmental health
Among long‐living primates the attainment of fertile menstrual cycles requires concerted and sequential interactions between the hypothalamus, pituitary, ovaries, and uterus over many years. The longitudinal progression of these reproductive events during fetal development, infancy, menarche, adulthood, and menopause are discussed. The utility of laboratory primates for the study of this ontogeny, as well as their application for investigation of fertility problems afflicting women is well documented. Interactions within the hypothalamic‐pituitary‐ovarian axis in the menstrual cycle and interdependencies between the maternal and feto‐placental compartments in pregnancy are of great importance.