This chapter begins with a basic science update on the development of the female
reproductive system. This starts with sections on maturation of the neuroendocrine-ovarian
axis and regulation of the neuroendocrine-ovarian axis. The former reviews maturation of
the hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian axis during fetal life, infancy and childhood, and
adolescence, concluding with mechanisms that underlie the normal adult ovulatory cycle.
The regulation section reviews factors controlling the onset of puberty, regulation of …