Follicular Phase
"Follicular Phase" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The period of the MENSTRUAL CYCLE representing follicular growth, increase in ovarian estrogen (ESTROGENS) production, and epithelial proliferation of the ENDOMETRIUM. Follicular phase begins with the onset of MENSTRUATION and ends with OVULATION.
| Descriptor ID |
D005498
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G08.686.605.310
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| Concept/Terms |
Follicular Phase- Follicular Phase
- Phase, Follicular
- Menstrual Cycle, Proliferative Phase
- Menstrual Proliferative Phase
- Phase, Menstrual Proliferative
- Proliferative Phase, Menstrual
- Menstrual Cycle, Follicular Phase
- Preovulatory Phase
- Phase, Preovulatory
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Follicular Phase" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Gould LM, Cabre HE, Brewer GJ, Hirsch KR, Blue MNM, Smith-Ryan AE. Impact of Follicular Menstrual Phase on Body Composition Measures and Resting Metabolism. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2021 11 01; 53(11):2396-2404.