Ovarian cycle Luteal phase- 3rd phase of menstrual cycle

• Fertilization and pregnancy

corpus luteum (graviditatis) persists, no menstrual cycle

• No pregnancy

caa 4. days before next menses

degeneration of corpus luteum, replaced by corpus albicans (scar tissue), _ estrogens and progesterone secretion

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