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  1. noun
    the expulsion of an ovum from the ovary (usually midway in the menstrual cycle)
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  • pill a contraceptive in the form of a pill containing estrogen and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent conception
  • rhythm natural family planning in which ovulation is assumed to occur 14 days before the onset of a period (the fertile period would be assumed to extend from day 10 through day 18 of her cycle)
  • lh a gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary; stimulates ovulation in female mammals and stimulates androgen release in male mammals
  • clomiphene a fertility drug (trade name Clomid) that is used to stimulate ovulation and that has been associated with multiple births
  • oral contraceptive a contraceptive in the form of a pill containing estrogen and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent conception
  • ovulation method of family planning natural family planning in which the fertile period is inferred from changes in the character and quantity of cervical mucus; ovulation is marked by an increase in mucus that becomes sticky and then clearer and slippery
  • gregory goodwin pincus United States sexual physiologist whose hunch that progesterone could block ovulation led to the development of the oral contraceptive pill (1903-1967)
  • birth control pill a contraceptive in the form of a pill containing estrogen and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent conception
  • progestational preceding and favoring gestation; of or relating to physiological changes associated with ovulation and formation of the corpus luteum
  • secretory 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
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