NOUN
- the second half of the menstrual cycle after ovulation; the corpus luteum secretes progesterone which prepares the endometrium for the implantation of an embryo; if fertilization does not occur then menstrual flow begins
How To Use luteal phase In A Sentence
- After ovulation the empty follicle left behind in the ovary is remodelled, and it plays an important role in the second half of the menstrual cycle, known as the luteal phase of the ovarian cycle.
- Objective To examine the effect of short-acting triptorelin in later luteal phase on pituitary down-regulation for the patients in IVF.
- By comparison, the estrogen levels at the start of menses in the women who tore the ACL during the ovulatory or luteal phases were significantly lower.
- Objective To assess the associations between Doppler ultrasound derived luteal blood flow indices and luteal hormonal profile in midluteal phase in spontaneous and stimulated cycles.
- Women who have low levels of progesterone in repeated menstrual cycles, diagnosed by blood tests and endometrial biopsy, have what is called a luteal phase defect.
- See on this graph, you can see her luteal phase," he said. Mallory McDuff, Ph.D.: Advent Lessons From A Holiday Orphan
- After birthing two children, I still had to google "luteal phase" later that night. Mallory McDuff, Ph.D.: Advent Lessons From A Holiday Orphan
- It is secreted by the corpus luteum during pregnancy and by the ovaries during the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle.
- It was found that women in their fertile phase agreed more favorably to the dance request than women in their luteal phase or in their menstrual phase. Come Upstairs and See My Vocabulary, Baby?
- The disorder is characterized by the cyclic recurrence of symptoms during the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle.
