ovulatory
adjective
ovu·la·to·ry
ˈä vyə-lə-ˌtȯr-ē 
ˈō-
ˈō-
: of, relating to, or involving ovulation
the ovulatory cycle
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In this phenotype, the person has polycystic ovaries and ovulatory dysfunction but does not have hyperandrogenism.
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Ann Pietrangelo, Verywell Health, 22 Apr. 2025
There are many reasons why a person may have heavier bleeding, but having fibroids, polyps, or ovulatory disorders may be linked with an underlying hormone problem.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 4 Apr. 2024
Your menstrual cycle has four phases, including: Menstruation Follicular Ovulation Luteal While each phase is important for reproduction, pregnancy relies heavily on the ovulatory phase.
—Christin Perry, Parents, 30 June 2023
The Nurses’ study also suggests that 25% of ovulatory infertility may be due to obesity.
—Linda Bacon, Discover Magazine, 25 Oct. 2012
The timing of ovulation can vary your cycles.2 Each menstrual cycle has three phases, the follicular phase, ovulatory phase, and the luteal phase.
—Dr. Roshini Raj, Health, 14 Mar. 2023
Kin affiliation across the ovulatory cycle: females avoid fathers when fertile.
—Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 26 Jan. 2016
The goal of these therapies in younger women should be to restore a healthy estrogen-progesterone balance with regular, ovulatory cycles.
—Jerilynn C. Prior, Scientific American, 24 Mar. 2021
That means women usually have regular, normally month-apart, ovulatory (with at least 10 days of high progesterone) menstrual cycles.
—Jerilynn C. Prior, Scientific American, 24 Mar. 2021
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Ann Pietrangelo, Verywell Health, 22 Apr. 2025
There are many reasons why a person may have heavier bleeding, but having fibroids, polyps, or ovulatory disorders may be linked with an underlying hormone problem.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 4 Apr. 2024
Your menstrual cycle has four phases, including: Menstruation Follicular Ovulation Luteal While each phase is important for reproduction, pregnancy relies heavily on the ovulatory phase.
—Christin Perry, Parents, 30 June 2023
The Nurses’ study also suggests that 25% of ovulatory infertility may be due to obesity.
—Linda Bacon, Discover Magazine, 25 Oct. 2012
The timing of ovulation can vary your cycles.2 Each menstrual cycle has three phases, the follicular phase, ovulatory phase, and the luteal phase.
—Dr. Roshini Raj, Health, 14 Mar. 2023
Kin affiliation across the ovulatory cycle: females avoid fathers when fertile.
—Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 26 Jan. 2016
The goal of these therapies in younger women should be to restore a healthy estrogen-progesterone balance with regular, ovulatory cycles.
—Jerilynn C. Prior, Scientific American, 24 Mar. 2021
That means women usually have regular, normally month-apart, ovulatory (with at least 10 days of high progesterone) menstrual cycles.
—Jerilynn C. Prior, Scientific American, 24 Mar. 2021
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ovulatory
adjective
ovu·la·to·ry
ˈäv-yə-lə-ˌtōr-ē
-ˌtȯr-,
also
ˈōv-
: of, relating to, or involving ovulation
ovulatory dysfunction
Dysmenorrhea refers to the cramps and other physical discomforts that accompany ovulatory cycles in many women.—Scientific American Medicine
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