Luteal Phase
"Luteal Phase" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The period in the MENSTRUAL CYCLE that follows OVULATION, characterized by the development of CORPUS LUTEUM, increase in PROGESTERONE production by the OVARY and secretion by the glandular epithelium of the ENDOMETRIUM. The luteal phase begins with ovulation and ends with the onset of MENSTRUATION.
| Descriptor ID |
D008183
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G08.686.605.410
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| Concept/Terms |
Luteal Phase- Luteal Phase
- Phase, Luteal
- Menstrual Cycle, Secretory Phase
- Menstrual Secretory Phase
- Secretory Phase, Menstrual
- Menstrual Cycle, Luteal Phase
- Postovulatory Phase
- Phase, Postovulatory
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Luteal Phase" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.