How to Use luteal in a Sentence

luteal

adjective
Definition of lutealnext
  • The process concludes with the luteal phase, where a new egg begins the journey to your uterus.
    — Kells McPhillips, Outside Online, 12 Mar. 2023
  • The first half of the cycle is the follicular phase and the second half is the luteal phase.
    — Jason Karp, Outside Online, 14 Mar. 2014
  • Those faintly balmy conditions are linked to a surge in progesterone in the latter half of the menstrual cycle, called the luteal phase.
    — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 15 Aug. 2018
  • The hormone concentrations in the luteal phase may also promote the greatest degree of muscle change.
    — Dan Gordon, CNN, 23 Dec. 2022
  • The luteal phase is relatively constant in every person, with a duration of 14 days, no matter the length of your cycle.
    — Dr. Roshini Raj, Health, 14 Mar. 2023
  • For example, eating a raw carrot salad can help during the luteal phase, the one right before a period, when women tend to have PMS.
    — Stephanie Emma Pfeffer, Peoplemag, 24 Oct. 2022
  • This kit includes enough testing supplies for one cycle: 15 LH tests and 5 PdG tests, which are used during the luteal phase, or second half, of the menstruation cycle.
    — Lindsay Modglin, Health, 1 Sep. 2023
  • The researchers studied the changes that took place when the participants underwent two phases of the menstrual cycle: the follicular phase and the luteal phase.
    — Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, Scientific American, 21 Sep. 2023
  • The menstrual cycle can be split into four phases: menses, follicular, luteal and pre-menses.
    — Dan Gordon, CNN, 23 Dec. 2022
  • During the luteal phase, sesame seeds help support progesterone production, says Bippen.
    — Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 27 May 2022
  • In the luteal phase (before menstruation), some may experience sudden mood changes to fatigue, an increase in appetite, cramps and more.
    — Valerie Agyeman, Good Housekeeping, 20 Apr. 2023
  • The luteal phase ends when your period actually begins.
    — Erica Sweeney, Good Housekeeping, 28 Nov. 2020
  • Many studies show that women in their luteal phase crave more carbohydrates compared to during their follicular phase.
    — Sara Twogood, Quartz, 7 Aug. 2019
  • Then, during the luteal phase, which lasts around 14 more days, from ovulation until the first day of your next period, progesterone levels rise while estrogen slowly declines.
    — Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 27 May 2022
  • This variation occurs because the follicular phase can be longer or shorter, but the luteal phase is usually around 14 days for everyone who menstruates.
    — Kaitlyn Phoenix, Good Housekeeping, 29 June 2023
  • Menstrual cycle phases The menstrual cycle is divided into two phases: the follicular phase and the luteal phase.
    — Kaitlyn Phoenix, Good Housekeeping, 29 June 2023
  • During the luteal and menstrual phases, metabolism is faster and cortisol levels are higher.
    — Nikki Brown, ELLE, 26 June 2023
  • The luteal phase is typically when premenstrual syndrome (PMS) occurs, and the same effects experienced during the menstrual phase happen here.
    — Nikki Brown, ELLE, 26 June 2023
  • Using an international online questionnaire, results showed that women in the follicular phase of their menstrual cycle felt that kissing was more important at initial stages of a relationship than women in the luteal phase of their cycle.
    — Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 18 Dec. 2015
  • In the luteal phase, which immediately follows, progesterone concentrations also begins to increase.
    — Dan Gordon, CNN, 23 Dec. 2022

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