The nurse is explaining the menstrual cycle to a group of women. In which phase should the nurse instruct that the corpus luteum begins to degenerate, estrogen and progesterone levels fall, and the blood supply to the endometrium is reduced?
1. Ischemic phase
2. Secretory phase
3. Menstrual phase
4. Proliferative phase
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Explanation:
1. The ischemic phase is characterized by ischemia of the endometrium.
2. The secretory phase involves glycogen secretion by the endometrium after ovulation.
3. The menstrual phase is the menses.
4. The proliferative phase is characterized by proliferation of the endometrium.
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