luteal phase
Americannoun
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When Katie is in her luteal phase, in the run-up to her period, she says life is dark.
From BBC • May 16, 2026
“Even during your luteal phase, if you take the lighter class, you’re still challenging yourself.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 14, 2026
The researchers studied the changes that took place when the participants underwent two phases of the menstrual cycle: the follicular phase and the luteal phase.
From Scientific American • Sep. 21, 2023
The menstrual cycle is the rhythmic rise and fall of hormones across two different phases, the follicular phase and the luteal phase; ovulation separates the two.
From Slate • Jun. 3, 2023
Following ovulation, the ovarian cycle enters its luteal phase, illustrated in Figure 34.17 and the menstrual cycle enters its secretory phase, both of which run from about day 15 to 28.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
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