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nounthe expulsion of an ovum from the ovary (usually midway in the menstrual cycle)Opposite:type of:
Definition that contains ovulation
- 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
- progestational preceding and favoring gestation; of or relating to physiological changes associated with ovulation and formation of the corpus luteum
- oral contraceptive pill a contraceptive in the form of a pill containing estrogen and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent conception
- 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
- contraceptive pill a contraceptive in the form of a pill containing estrogen and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent conception
- clomid a fertility drug (trade name Clomid) that is used to stimulate ovulation and that has been associated with multiple births
- anovulatory drug a contraceptive in the form of a pill containing estrogen and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent conception