Sentences with phrase «luteum after»

Unlike estrogen, progesterone is not a generic name but is the name of the hormone produced by the corpus luteum after ovulation, and in smaller quantities by the adrenal gland.

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After an egg is released to be fertilized around week 3 of pregnancy, the follicle in the ovary that it came from — called the corpus luteum — collapses, starts producing the hormone progesterone, and provides nourishment and support for an embryo throughout the first trimester of pregnancy.
«Within a few days after pregnancy, the corpus luteum, which is in a woman's ovary, begins to secrete large quantities of a number of hormones,» Brind told the crowded courtroom.
After ovulation, the corpus luteum (a fancy Latin word for the structure that remains after the ovarian follicle releases the egg) produces progesterone, which helps a fertilized egg implant into the wall of the utAfter ovulation, the corpus luteum (a fancy Latin word for the structure that remains after the ovarian follicle releases the egg) produces progesterone, which helps a fertilized egg implant into the wall of the utafter the ovarian follicle releases the egg) produces progesterone, which helps a fertilized egg implant into the wall of the uterus.
It is secreted by the corpus luteum, a temporary endocrine gland that the female body produces after ovulation during the second half of the menstrual cycle.
Vitamin B6 is absolutely essential for the development of the corpus luteum — this gland is produced in the ovary after the egg has been...
Unless the egg is fertilized, the corpus luteum disintegrates about 12 - 14 days after ovulation, and once the corpus luteum is reabsorbed into the ovary and stops producing progesterone your uterine lining begins to shed.
After ovulation the now - empty follicle becomes the corpus luteum (so named because of its appearance as a small yellow body on the surface of the ovary).
If conception does not occur after ovulation, the corpus luteum then disintegrates.
The corpus luteum follicle is left in the ovary after the egg is released during ovulation, and produces significant amounts of progesterone and estrogen, creating a hormonal surge responsible for PMS symptoms.
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