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And finally, the POSTOVULATORY or LUTEAL PHASE:

remaining follicle cells become corpus luteum
secrete progesterone
corpus luteum dies
no more progesterone

negative feedback to hypothalamus causes a decrease in FSH and LH

lack of hormones stimulates the hypothalamus and restarts the whole cycle

 

 

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