luteal phase

American  

noun

Physiology.

1. a stage of the menstrual cycle, lasting about two weeks, from ovulation to the beginning of the next menstrual flow.

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Example Sentences

Collins noticed her ballet pirouettes suffered during her luteal phase; Gomez saw women pushing through heated Pilates classes until they nearly passed out.

From Los Angeles Times

These kinds of extreme symptoms started a week before her period when she was in what's known as the luteal phase of her menstrual cycle and for years she had believed it was completely normal.

From BBC

It could explain why women playing contact sports appear injury prone in their luteal phase, between ovulation and menstruation, University College London researchers say.

From BBC

The luteal phase starts after ovulation and is when the egg travels to the uterus, where it waits to potentially be fertilized.

From Scientific American

In the early part of the luteal phase, which comes after ovulation but before your period starts, estrogen remains high and progesterone joins it.

From Washington Post