Sentences with phrase «shedding cycles occur»

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These so - called endometrial organoids promise to shed light onto the processes that occur during the monthly menstrual cycle and open up the possibility of studying diseases of the uterus, such as endometrial atrophy (thinning of the lining) or cancer, in a lab culture system.

Women who don't have regular menstrual cycles for prolonged periods of time are at an increased risk for endometrial hyperplasia, This condition occurs when the uterine lining fails to shed, resulting in a thick uterine lining, increasing the risk for uterine cancer.

This usually occurs during spring and fall, and is a result of normal shedding cycles.

Depending on several factors, major shedding cycles generally occur about once per year, but there is also some minor coat loss all year long.