No new follicles develop in the luteal phase of menstrual cycle. It is because during this phase, Luteinising Hormone (LH) and Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH) levels decrease. Instead, the already ruptured follicle closes after releasing the egg and forms a corpus luteum during luteal phase, which produces progesterone.
No new follicles develop in the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle because
NEET UG 2019 — Zoology Human Reproduction
No new follicles develop in the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle because
Held on 30 Apr 2019 · Verified 9 Jul 2026.
Options
- A
follicles do not remain in the ovary after ovulation
- B
FSH levels are high in the luteal phase
- C
LH levels are high in the luteal phase
- D
both FSH and LH levels are low in the luteal phase
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