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Glossary: Corpus Luteum
 


Definition
Yellow endocrine body formed in the ovary that secretes estrogen.

Topics Related To Corpus Luteum
Edema (Water Retention)Relationship to Progesterone Low or Estrogen Dominance
"...The ovarian dysfunction most frequently observed was inadequate corpus luteum, i..."

Luteinizing Hormone

Related Topic
"Anterior pituitary hormone stimulating estrogen production by the ovary; promoting formation of progesterone by the corpus luteum in women and stimulating testosterone release in men..."

Metrorrhagia

The Condition
"...Anovulatory or estrogen breakthrough bleeding is caused by the production of estrogen without normal surges of luteinizing hormone (LH) and secretion of progesterone from the corpus luteum..."

Ovarian Cysts

The Condition
"...A corpus luteum cyst is a yellow mass of tissue that forms from the follicle after ovulation..."

Related Topic
"...They may be either "follicular cysts", produced by all menstruating women every month and reaching up to 2-3cm in diameter before they rupture at ovulation, or "corpus luteum cysts", which appear after ovulation and may grow to produce "hemorrhagic cysts" if ovulation does not occur or is delayed..."

Premenstrual Syndrome

Recommendation Vitamin A
"...It is believed that there is a storage capacity for beta-carotene, which is converted to retinol as needed by the corpus luteum..."

Progesterone

Related Topic
"This is the hormone secreted after ovulation by the corpus luteum..."

Progesterone Low or Estrogen Dominance

The Condition
"...[1] Without ovulation, no corpus luteum results and no progesterone is made..."





Last updated: Aug 15, 2009


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