Dr. Thaïs Aliabadi

it fires in a pulsatile fashion.

And basically it stimulates the pituitary gland to release this hormone called FSH, which stimulates the follicles in the ovaries.

As the follicles, one follicle per month, as the follicle gets stimulated and starts growing, it starts releasing estrogen.

When the estrogen peaks really high for 48 hours, it stimulates that same pituitary gland to release a hormone called LH,

And LH is responsible for ovulation.

It comes, it basically weakens the wall of the follicle.

It causes inflammation.

It causes vascular changes, all of that.

So the egg gets released.

Once the egg gets released, whatever's left of that follicle is the corpus luteal cyst, which starts releasing progesterone to basically support implantation.

This is what's supposed to happen.

And that's how people get pregnant.

And you know that estrogen that the follicle is stimulating gets the lining of the uterus nice and juicy, ready for pregnancy.

And then when the egg ovulates and now the progesterone comes, the progesterone stabilizes that lining so the embryo can go and implant.

and turn into a beautiful baby.

And usually that cyst, the corpus luteal cyst during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy is helping release the progesterone to help the pregnancy really stick to that wall of the uterus in simple terms.

Nothing.

But women are incredible.

Aren't we incredible?

It's incredible.