Question

Which of the following statements concerning menopause is correct?

• A. Menopause occurs because all of the female's follicles become hormone-producing corpus luteum at once.
• B. Menopausal symptoms are a result of a decrease in the production of $FSH$ and $LH$.
• C. Menopause results from loss of ovarian sensitivity to gonadotropin stimulation, which is related directly to follicular decline and dysfunction.
• D. Menopause will occur when a female has only about 250,000 follicles left in her ovaries

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

Correct answer is (c) Menopause results from loss of ovarian sensitivity to gonadotropin stimulation, which is related directly to follicular decline and dysfunction.