a segment of DNA that can move from one place to another in a cell's genome or between a bacterial cell and a plasmid or virus. Viruses may even carry a transposon from one bacterium to another. Also called jumping gene, transposable element. segment of DNA that can move from one place to another in a cell's genome or between a bacterial cell and a plasmid or virus. Viruses may even carry a transposon from one bacterium to another. Also called jumping gene, transposable element.
Women with a low body weight, are frequently under high stress, or in perimenopause tend to have irregular periods. These women have very low estrogen production, so the body has trouble communicating to the ovaries that eggs need to be released, and ovulation does not take place.
Removal of the ovaries after menopause also impacts a womanâs hormonal balance. The statement that is often told to patients â âyou are in menopause, your ovaries are not doing anything anywayâ is certainly NOT true. After menopause, our ovaries are still responsible for producing 50% of our androgens.