Question

Follicular phase! Lutealph
Ovarian hormone level
Uterine events​

Answer 1

What happens during the follicular phase of the menstrual cycle?

• Two hormones, follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH), are released
• The hormones stimulate the growth of about 15 to 20 eggs in the ovaries, each in its own "shell," called a follicle.
• FSH and LH also trigger an increase in the production of the female hormone estrogen.
• As estrogen levels rise, like a switch, it turns off the production of follicle-stimulating hormone.
• One follicle in one ovary continues to mature. This dominant follicle suppresses all of the other follicles in the group.