In assisting preconceptual clients, the nurse should teach that the corpus luteum secretes progesterone, which thickens the endometrial lining in which of the phases of the menstrual cycle?

In assisting preconceptual clients, the nurse should teach that the corpus luteum secretes progesterone, which thickens the endometrial lining in which of the phases of the menstrual cycle?
A . Menstrual phase
B . Proliferative phase
C . Secretory phase
D . Ischemic phase

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Answer: C

Explanation:

(A) Menses occurs during the menstrual phase, during which levels of both estrogen and progesterone are decreased.

(B) The ovarian hormone responsible for the proliferative phase, during which the uterine endometrium enlarges, is estrogen.

(C) The ovarian hormone responsible for the secretory phase is progesterone, which is secreted by the corpus luteum and causes marked swelling in the uterine endometrium.

(D) The corpus luteum begins to degenerate in the ischemic phase, causing a fall in both estrogen and progesterone.