Following Ovulation, Rising Levels of Estrogen

question 52

Multiple Choice

Following ovulation, rising levels of estrogen

• A) stimulate the endometrium to continue to proliferate.
• B) inhibit the production of progesterone.
• C) initiate a hormone cascade that triggers LH to rise, then FSH, followed by a sharp decline in GnRH.
• D) promote the release of the "old" endometrium.
• E) prevent implantation of the zygote.

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