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    The typical menstrual cycle lasts 28 days and begins with menstruation where hormone levels are low and the uterine lining sheds. During this time, follicles in the ovaries develop and secrete estrogen, causing the uterine lining to thicken in preparation. Around day 14, one follicle releases an egg and forms the corpus luteum which secretes progesterone to further thicken the uterine lining to receive a potential fertilized egg. If no fertilization occurs, hormone levels fall and the corpus luteum dies, causing the uterine lining to break down and begin a new cycle through menstruation.

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    The typical menstrual cycle lasts 28 days and begins with menstruation where hormone levels are low and the uterine lining sheds. During this time, follicles in the ovaries develop and secrete estrogen, causing the uterine lining to thicken in preparation. Around day 14, one follicle releases an egg and forms the corpus luteum which secretes progesterone to further thicken the uterine lining to receive a potential fertilized egg. If no fertilization occurs, hormone levels fall and the corpus luteum dies, causing the uterine lining to break down and begin a new cycle through menstruation.

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    Menstrual Cycle

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    Monica Catherine Cuizon Tarroza
    The typical menstrual cycle lasts 28 days and begins with menstruation where hormone levels are low and the uterine lining sheds. During this time, follicles in the ovaries develop and secrete estrogen, causing the uterine lining to thicken in preparation. Around day 14, one follicle releases an egg and forms the corpus luteum which secretes progesterone to further thicken the uterine lining to receive a potential fertilized egg. If no fertilization occurs, hormone levels fall and the corpus luteum dies, causing the uterine lining to break down and begin a new cycle through menstruation.

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    Menstrual Cycle

    A typical menstrual cycle lasts 28 days. It begins with three to five days of menstruation, the shedding of the uterine lining, during which hormone levels are low. At the end of menstruation, a pituitary hormone stimulates new follicles to develop in the ovary. These
    secrete estrogen as they mature, causing cells in the lining of the uterus to proliferate. Mid-cycle, one mature follicle releases an egg. The empty follicle forms the corpus luteum, an endocrine body that secretes progesterone. Under the added influence of progesterone,
    the uterine lining thickens further and swells in preparation for the implantation of a fertilized egg. If fertilization does not take place, the corpus luteum dies and hormone levels fall. Without hormonal support, the uterine lining disintegrates and discharges, beginning a
    new menstrual period and cycle.
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