Menstrual cycle - interactive tool

This interactive animation shows the changes that occur during the menstrual cycle to hormone levels, body temperature, an ovary, and lining of the uterus.

Click and drag the slider bar to see changes that occur during a normal 28 day menstrual cycle.

Reviewed last on: 12/19/2006
Audra Robertson, MD, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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