reproductive cycles
Biological breeding rhythms
Reproductive cycles are the recurring biological patterns that govern fertility and reproduction in organisms.
In humans, the term usually refers to the menstrual cycle in women—the roughly monthly process of ovulation, uterine preparation, and menstruation.
Animals have estrous cycles, with periods of fertility (in heat) followed by reproductive dormancy.
Her reproductive cycle was irregular after stopping birth control.
- ovulationEgg discharge from ovary
- fertile windowPeak conception likelihood span
- fertilizationGamete fusion creating zygote
- photoperiodDuration of daily light
- parthenogenesisDevelopment from unfertilized ova
menstruation · time of the month · estrus · diapause · lactation · gestation · baby bump · implantation · parturition · spawning · courtship rituals · circadian rhythms · monthly · biological clock · mating · breeding · breeding season · pregnancy
- reproductionbirth, baby, egg, sperm, pregnancy
- biorhythmscircadian rhythm, circadian rhythms, circadian clock, biological clocks, biological clock
- pig breedingsow, piglets, boar, litter, piglet
reproductive cyclessterility
Absence of microbes or fertility
infertility · barrenness · menopause · impotence · andropause