Follicle
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As it grows and continues to release estrogen, this hormone not only helps coordinate growth and preparation of the uterus, it also communicates to the brain how well the
follicle
is developing.
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Catagen lasts for about two to three weeks and cuts blood supply to the follicle, creating a club hair, meaning it's ready to be shed.
Roughly fifteen days before fertilization can happen, the anterior pituitary gland secretes
follicle
stimulating hormone, FSH, which ripens a handful of follicles of the ovary that then release estrogen.
Each
follicle
contains one egg, and on average, only one
follicle
becomes fully mature.
When the estrogen level is high enough, the anterior pituitary releases a surge of luteinizing hormone, LH, which triggers ovulation and causes the
follicle
to rupture and release the egg.
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