The nurse teaching the phases of the menstrual cycle should include that the corpus luteum begins to degenerate, estrogen and progesterone levels fall, and extensive vascular changes occur in which phase?
A) Menstrual phase
B) Proliferative phase
C) Secretory phase
D) Ischemic phase

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The ischemic phase is characterized by the degeneration of the corpus luteum, leading to a decrease in estrogen and progesterone levels. This hormonal change causes the blood vessels in the endometrium to spasm and break down, leading to the menstrual phase.

The Nurse Teaching the Phases of the Menstrual Cycle Should