How does estradiol increase the likelihood that an egg will be fertilized?

A. It inhibits the motility of uterine smooth muscle.
B. It stimulates inhibin levels, which causes a surge of FSH.
C. It increases libido, or sex drive, in women.
D. It changes cervical mucus to a watery consistency that allows sperm to penetrate the cervix.
E. It stimulates LH receptors that help maintain a corpus luteum.


D

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