Is There a Greater Inflammatory Response After Ovulation?

After ovulation, there is a switch in the immune system where there's more of a pro-inflammatory response because it doesn't want to have the ability to like kill off sperm that's coming in. So as estrogen, it's this drop-off where estrogen and progesterone are protecting a woman's mood. They drop off and there's still some inflammation there as the- that's when the inflammation is highest as the immune system is trying to break down this tissue, right? Yep.

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