Luteal phase

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menstrual cycle

Facts

• The luteal phase is named after the corpus luteum (Latin: "yellow body"), a structure that grows on the surface of the ovary where a mature egg was released at ovulation.
• The Luteal Phase is the time period beginning with the day after ovulation and running through the remainder of your menstrual cycle (it ends the day before your next period).
• The Luteal Phase usually lasts between 12 and 16 days and is fairly consistent within woman's cycle.
• When a luteal phase is less than 10 days, a pregnancy cannot be sustained because there is not enough progesterone being produced.It needs to be at least 10 days for implantation to take place. A short luteal phase can cause fertility problems making it difficult for a women to get pregnant

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