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
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
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 ● 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
Ovulation marks the end of the follicular phase of the ovarian cycle and the start of the luteal phase.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
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