Know all aspects of the menstrual cycle

- 28 day cycle (expecting to establish a pregnancy)
- follicle growth due to FSH, high estradiol is produced
- day 14 LH and estradiol peaks, wall of the dominant follicle gets thin and ruptures (egg is released) (LH, estradiol, FSH decrease)
- after ovulation, corpus luteum is produced, progesterone is increased (highest amt of endometrium-during luteal phase)
- body temp is highest during ovulation and corpus luteum