The corpus luteum is one of the main cysts that ovulation process appear and just after this process is finishing. Its shape and composition will have a purpose, and it is try to get it to be fertilized.
Everything that happens before, during and after has an evolutionary process that involves knowing why is it happening. It is not usual to talk about leather luteum and what it is for, but in this article we detail what function it has in a woman's body and What relief does it have when it comes to getting pregnant?
What is the corpus luteum?
It is a yellow glandular mass and found inside the ovary. It has been formed just after ovulation and is expelled, secreting progesterone and estrogen so that it can become fertilized. This same body prepares all the necessary mechanisms for a pregnancy to start successfully. If it is not fertilized, the corpus luteum will be eliminated and a new menstrual cycle will begin.
How does a corpus luteum begin to form?
There is a beautiful story behind the formation of the corpus luteum. It all starts when the woman is menstruating and when the maturation of the new follicles occurs and thus ovulation can occur, giving way to a new fertile period.
There are many hormones that become part of this formation: estrogens and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) are the ones that play their role so that the eggs to mature and the endometrium to thicken.
Three stages occur in this cycle
A woman's cycle is divided into three parts: the follicular phase, the fertile phase, and the luteal phase. During the ovulation cycle is when the formation of between 10 to 20 small ovules. There will always be one that will stand out above the rest and will be the dominant follicle.
this follicle will reach up to 21mm thick and that is when he is ready for his expulsion. At this point it becomes present luteinizing hormone (LH) and begins to undergo some important changes in its structure and composition. Hence, a mucus is formed like egg white and acquires that yellow color.
At this point the egg is expelled so that it can become fertilized. Many women will experience the so-called pangs in the lower abdomen that will indicate that they are experiencing a time of ovulation. Other women will not experience any signs or changes and will need to resort to an ovulation test to be able to specify that moment and try to provoke a possible pregnancy.
When the corpus luteum thickens
The corpus luteum when it leaves the ovary will start to thickenIt is at this time that it will begin to secrete progesterone so that the endometrium remains thick. In this way, all the mechanisms are being prepared to receive a sperm and a pregnancy is formalized.
This phase will be the luteal, and that is when this body is secreting progesterone and remains active. It can sometimes be confused with a cyst, but in reality is a temporary functional cyst, which is indicating that a pregnancy can occur.
If the corpus luteum is fertilized
This is when the first phase of change will begin. The ovum, when fertilized, will multiply and implant in the endometrium, this is called nesting. From this moment on, much more progesterone will be secreted and the woman will begin to experience the first signs of pregnancy. Among them, menstruation will be absent, some stitches in the area and even some small discomfort in the breasts.
On the other hand, if the egg has not been fertilized, this luteal leather will begin to self-destruct. The endometrium will begin to expel the small thickened layer and menstrual bleeding will begin, even expelling the unfertilized egg.