The Sync
The final stage in your body’s menstrual cycle, the luteal phase, occurs after ovulation. Progesterone levels are their highest and estrogen has its second surge, in the body's preparation for a potential pregnancy. When pregnancy does not occur, these hormones...
Can you feel it?Ovulation occurs about midway through your cycle, on average of 14 days before you get your next period. Your fertile window includes the 3- 4 days before, and the one day after ovulation. This phase is characterized by the...
And then we get ready to do it all over again. After the period ends, we are still in the follicular phase until ovulation. During this time, a dominant follicle matures in the ovary and estrogen levels begin to rise.....
My favorite, said no one. That time of the month! The monthly hormone cycle follows an infradian biorhythm. It is made up of four phases. The first phase usually lasts 3-7 days during which the uterine lining is shed, resulting...
The menstrual cycle can be divided into four phases: the menstrual phase, the follicular phase, the ovulatory phase, and the luteal phase. Each phase is characterized by its own unique hormonal changes and bodily functions. By understanding these phases, you...
I came of age in a period of feminism that required women to minimize or deny our differences from men as if that was the only way to justify that we should have equal opportunity and respect.