To produce the critical concentration of estradiol required to initiate positive feedback for the luteinizing hormone (LH) surge, the dominant follicle is almost always greater than 15mm in diameter as measured by ultrasound.

Authors

• Person: Feingold KR, Adler RA, Ahmed SF Organization: National Center for Biotechnology Information
  The Normal Menstrual Cycle and the Control of Ovulation - NCBI - NIH

Sources

• The Normal Menstrual Cycle and the Control of Ovulation - NCBI - NIH www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov Feingold KR, Adler RA, Ahmed SF · National Center for Biotechnology Information via serper

Referenced by nodes (3)

• luteinizing hormone (LH) concept
• estradiol concept
• dominant follicle concept