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Ovulation is the release of egg cells from the ovaries, a key part of the menstrual cycle that typically happens around the middle of the cycle in women. This process, triggered by a surge in luteinizing hormone, is important because it makes pregnancy possible by releasing the egg that can be fertilized.
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- Following a surge of luteinizing hormone (LH), an oocyte (immature egg cell) will be released into the uterine tube, where it will then be available to be fertilized by a male's sperm within 12 hours. Ovulation marks the end of the follicular phase of the ovarian cycle, and the start of the luteal phase.
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Research
64,083 papers- New insights of the role of β-NGF in the ovulation mechanism of induced ovulating species.ReviewReproduction (Cambridge, England) · 2019Ratto MH, Berland M, Silva ME et al.DOI: 10.1530/REP-18-0305
- Spontaneous ovulation in the cat: incidence among queens presented at a veterinary teaching facility.Journal of feline medicine and surgery · 2024Pereira MC, Schrank M, Mollo A et al.DOI: 10.1177/1098612X241248351
- Kisspeptin induces LH release and ovulation in an induced ovulator†.Biology of reproduction · 2020Carrasco RA, Leonardi CE, Hutt K et al.DOI: 10.1093/biolre/ioaa051
- Ovulation failure and double ovulation in dairy cattle: risk factors and effects.Theriogenology · 2005López-Gatius F, López-Béjar M, Fenech M et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2004.06.010
- Stress-related cortisol and progesterone concentrations influence the success of ovulation induction in estrous cats.Theriogenology · 2026Ozturk B, Cetinkaya YB, Ayalp-Erkan A et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2026.117849
- Incidence of double ovulation during the early postpartum period in lactating dairy cows.Theriogenology · 2017Kusaka H, Miura H, Kikuchi M et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2016.12.029
- Transition cow metabolites and physical traits influence days to first postpartum ovulation in dairy cows.Theriogenology · 2021Banuelos S, Stevenson JSDOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2021.08.002
- Luteinizing hormone requirements for ovulation in the pentobarbital-treated proestrous rat.Endocrinology · 1976Gosden RG, Everett JW, Tyrey LDOI: 10.1210/endo-99-4-1046
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