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The text outlines key hormones—estrogen, progesterone, FSH, and LH—and how they coordinate brain, ovaries, and uterus to regulate cycle phases, including the follicular and luteal periods.",{"@graph":14,"@context":73},[15,34,56],{"@type":16,"itemListElement":17},"BreadcrumbList",[18,23,27,31],{"item":19,"name":20,"@type":21,"position":22},"https://docshare.wps.com","Home","ListItem",1,{"item":24,"name":25,"@type":21,"position":26},"https://docshare.wps.com/template/","Template",2,{"item":28,"name":29,"@type":21,"position":30},"https://docshare.wps.com/template/general/","General",3,{"item":32,"name":10,"@type":21,"position":33},"https://docshare.wps.com/template/menstruation-read-online-free/564352/",4,{"url":32,"name":10,"@type":35,"image":36,"author":41,"headline":10,"publisher":44,"fileFormat":47,"inLanguage":8,"description":12,"dateModified":48,"datePublished":49,"encodingFormat":47,"isAccessibleForFree":50,"interactionStatistic":51},"DigitalDocument",{"url":37,"@type":38,"width":39,"height":40},"https://docshare.wps.com/thumbnails/menstruation-read-online-free/564352.png","ImageObject",442,249,{"name":42,"@type":43},"Ezra","Person",{"url":19,"name":45,"@type":46},"DocShare","Organization","application/pdf","2026-10-21","2026-10-12",true,{"@type":52,"interactionType":53,"userInteractionCount":55},"InteractionCounter",{"@type":54},"ViewAction",7,{"@type":57,"mainEntity":58},"FAQPage",[59,65,69],{"name":60,"@type":61,"acceptedAnswer":62},"What does menstruation represent in the menstrual cycle?","Question",{"text":63,"@type":64},"Menstruation is the average 3–7 days of bleeding that happens roughly each month, reflecting the shedding of the uterine lining as the cycle progresses.","Answer",{"name":66,"@type":61,"acceptedAnswer":67},"Which hormones are described as the main drivers of the menstrual cycle?",{"text":68,"@type":64},"The text highlights estrogen, progesterone, follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), and luteinizing hormone (LH) as key hormones coordinating cycle phases.",{"name":70,"@type":61,"acceptedAnswer":71},"How does the cycle progress across phases?",{"text":72,"@type":64},"A full cycle runs from the first day of one period to the first day of the next, typically averaging 28 days, with bleeding and the follicular phase in the first half and the luteal phase in the second half separated by ovulation.","https://schema.org",{"og:url":32,"og:type":75,"og:title":10,"og:site_name":45,"og:description":12},"article",{"robots":77,"canonical":32},"index,follow",{"doc_id":79,"site_id":7},564352,1792012593,{"code":4,"msg":82,"data":83},"success",[84,89,94,99,104,109,114,119,124],{"id":85,"doc_module":22,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":86,"show_sort_weight":87,"slug":88},11,"Presentations",90,"presentations",{"id":90,"doc_module":22,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":91,"show_sort_weight":92,"slug":93},12,"Resumes",80,"resumes",{"id":95,"doc_module":22,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":96,"show_sort_weight":97,"slug":98},14,"Invoices",70,"invoices",{"id":100,"doc_module":22,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":101,"show_sort_weight":102,"slug":103},15,"Posters",60,"posters",{"id":105,"doc_module":22,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":106,"show_sort_weight":107,"slug":108},16,"Social Media",50,"social-media",{"id":110,"doc_module":22,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":111,"show_sort_weight":112,"slug":113},17,"Forms",40,"forms",{"id":115,"doc_module":22,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":116,"show_sort_weight":117,"slug":118},18,"Letters",30,"letters",{"id":120,"doc_module":22,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":121,"show_sort_weight":122,"slug":123},21,"Paper Templates",5,"papers-templates",{"id":125,"doc_module":22,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":29,"show_sort_weight":4,"slug":126},158,"general-158",{"code":4,"msg":82,"data":128},{"doc_id":79,"user_id":129,"nickname":42,"user_avatar":130,"doc_module":22,"category_id":125,"category_name":29,"doc_title":10,"doc_description":12,"doc_content":131,"file_id":132,"file_url":133,"file_type":134,"file_size":135,"view_count":55,"is_deleted":4,"is_public":22,"is_downloadable":22,"audit_status":22,"page_count":55,"language":136,"language_code":8,"site_id":7,"html_lang":8,"table_of_contents":137,"faqs":138,"seo_title":139,"seo_description":12,"update_tm":140,"read_time":30},1099514068035,"https://ap-avatar.wpscdn.com/davatar_276721f389ce27ea32af1340a28f341c","Menstruation  \nKatie Stadler, CNM  \nWhen most people think of the menstrual cycle, they think of menstruation. Menstruation is the average 3-7 days of bleeding that happens roughly every month for people who are having normal, healthy periods. Periods are important and are the most obvious sign of the cycle. However, they are just part of a much larger picture of what’s going on behind the scenes. What we see as a period each month is the result of the breaking down and shedding of the uterine lining through the cervix and the vagina. A period consists of about 30 ml of blood (about 2 tablespoons), along with mucus and the cells of the uterine lining that built up during the last cycle.  \nOne way to understand menstruation is as a monthly messenger. We would be wise to pay attention, because it has so much to tell us about our health and fertility! For folks not using hormonal birth control, regular menstruation is a message that means all is well with the larger cycle and the reproductive system hormones. The Greek root of the word hormone means “to set in motion”, and that’s exactly what the hormones of the menstrual cycle do. The cycle is the result of a hormonal interplay between the brain, the ovaries, and the uterus. This communication begins in puberty and sets into motion the cycle of menstruation that will happen somewhere between 400 and 500 times in a person’s life. This cycle is the body’s way of preparing itself each month to support a pregnancy.  \nThe Hormones  \nTo really understand the menstrual cycle, it’s helpful to make sense of the roles of the hormones. Hormones are responsible for the cycle phases. The following are the “big four”(but not the only) hormones of the menstrual cycle:  \nEstrogen: For females, estrogen is the hormone largely responsible for the physical changes that happen in puberty. Estrogen comes mainly from the ovaries, but smaller amounts are also produced in the adrenal glands and fat tissue. Estrogen is responsible for growing and maturing the uterine lining (the lining that is shed during menstruation) . It also causes an egg to mature  \nÓ2019 Foundation for Female Health Awareness  \nbefore ovulation. Levels of estrogen are highest in the first half of the menstrual cycle. Estrogen also has many effects on the other parts of the body including the brain, bones, heart, and skin.  \nProgesterone: This hormone balances the effects of estrogen in the body. It is generally considered to have a calming influence. It increases feelings of emotional and physical wellbeing. Progesterone is produced after ovulation by the corpus luteum (the tissue that the egg came from) and controls the build up of the uterine lining. Progesterone also maintains the uterine lining if a pregnancy does occur. Progesterone influences sleep, appetite, and bone strength. Progesterone levels are highest during the second half of the cycle. If pregnancy doesn’t occur, levels fall and the lining of the uterus is shed as a period.  \nFollicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH): This hormone is released from the pituitary gland in the brain. Its main role is to stimulate the ovarian follicles to prepare for ovulation.  \nLuteinizing Hormone (LH): LH comes from the pituitary gland and is the hormone that causes the mature ovarian follicle to rupture and release an egg. This is ovulation!  \nThe Cycle in Motion  \nDuring puberty, ovaries begin the cycle of menstruation with about 400,000 egg cells inside of them. Each of these egg cells exists within a fluid filled sac called an ovarian follicle. The cycle begins in puberty, when the hypothalamus releases gonadotropin-releasing hormone. This in turn stimulates the hormones that act on the ovaries to start sexual maturation and maintain reproductive function. It is during this time that the first egg is released. The first cycle is set in motion!  \nThere are two ways to get to know the menstrual cycle. First, through what’s happening with the ovaries (the ovarian cycle) . Second, through ","cbCaiihrv3pJf8N7","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiihrv3pJf8N7","pdf",3454332,"English","# Menstruation\n## The Hormones\n## The Cycle in Motion\n## Menstruation and the Follicular Phase\n## Ovulation","[{\"question\":\"What does menstruation represent in the menstrual cycle?\",\"answer\":\"Menstruation is the average 3–7 days of bleeding that happens roughly each month, reflecting the shedding of the uterine lining as the cycle progresses.\"},{\"question\":\"Which hormones are described as the main drivers of the menstrual cycle?\",\"answer\":\"The text highlights estrogen, progesterone, follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), and luteinizing hormone (LH) as key hormones coordinating cycle phases.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the cycle progress across phases?\",\"answer\":\"A full cycle runs from the first day of one period to the first day of the next, typically averaging 28 days, with bleeding and the follicular phase in the first half and the luteal phase in the second half separated by ovulation.\"}]","Menstruation - read online free | PDF",1791841753]