Sentences with phrase «thickened wall of the uterus»

Luteal Phase: During this phase, a rise in progesterone maintains the thickened wall of the uterus in case an egg is fertilized.

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Shaped like a «T», Mirena IUD is a small plastic container that continuously releases the hormone, levonorgesterel, which thickens up the mucus on the walls of the uterus to limit the mobility of sperm and decrease the chances of pregnancy.
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