#secretory_phase__secretoryphase__luteal_phase  the second half of the menstrual cycle after ovulation; the corpus luteum secretes progesterone which prepares the endometrium for the implantation of an embryo; if fertilization does not occur then menstrual flow begins
  supertype:  #phase.time_period__stage  any distinct time period in a sequence of events; "we are in a transitional stage in which many former ideas must be revised or rejected"
  part of:  #menstrual_cycle__menstrualcycle  a recurring cycle (beginning at menarche and ending at menopause) in which the endometrial lining of the uterus prepares for pregnancy; if pregnancy does not occur the lining is shed at menstruation; "the average menstrual cycle is 28 days"

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