A regular cycling woman is not menstruating. Which one of the following is the most likely root cause of this?

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A regular cycling woman is not menstruating. Which one of the following is the most likely root cause of this? (A) Maintenance of the hypertrophical endometrial lining (B) Maintenance of high concentration of sexhormones in the blood stream (C) Retention of well-developed corpus luteum (D) Fertilisation of the ovum

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Menstruation does not take place if the ovum is fertilised.

Q. A regular cycling woman is not menstruating. Which one of the following is the most likely root cause of this?

Maintenance of the hypertrophical endometrial lining

Maintenance of high concentration of sexhormones in the blood stream

Retention of well-developed corpus luteum

Fertilisation of the ovum

Menstruation does not take place if the ovum is fertilised.