Tissue ischemia in the superficial endometrial layers (the spongiosa and compacta) occurs due to decreased blood flow, leading to the release of prostaglandins that cause uterine smooth muscle contractions and the sloughing of degraded endometrial tissue.

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

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• 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

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• prostaglandins concept