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 • Jan. 14, 2026

"What we're seeing is that the the reaction times are a bit slower in the luteal phase and that fits with the fact that we're seeing a greater incidence of of injuries," she said.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2024

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

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