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
Each participant underwent four sessions: two were conducted in their cycle’s follicular phase, and the other two occurred in 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
Estrogen levels rise during the luteal phase of the ovarian cycle and the secretory phase of the uterine cycle.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
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