Luteal Phase Of The Menstrual Cycle

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E. Luteal Phase of the Menstrual Cycle

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The luteal phase of the menstrual cycle occurs after ovulation. The follicular wall collapses onto itself

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and the GC undergo a hypertrophy and hyperplasia; luteinization.

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At this time

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the part of the follicle that is exposed on the outside of the ovary has a reddish-brown

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color from hemorrhaged capillaries. The follicle is now called the corpus hemorrhagicum.

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The surface blemish on the ovary from the corpus hemorrhagicum is rapidly covered over by the

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tunica albuginea and develops into the CL (Figures 3

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10 and 15).

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The CL now produces large amounts of progesterone and some estrogen. Increasing concentrations

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of progesterone stimulate the previously estrogenized uterus to become secretory.

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The glandular epithelium of the endometrium produces copious amounts of nutritive substances that

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are transported to the lumen of the uterus in preparation for implantation and pregnancy.

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One of the major nutritive substances produced is glycogen that will seve to nourish the implanting

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embryo. Histologically

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glycogen accumulates in large vacuoles that are located in the basal aspect of

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the glandular epithelium of the endometrium.

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Progesterone also stimulates the development of the arterial supply to the endometrium

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especially

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the spiral arteries.