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Schematic showing that the periodic shedding of human endometrial tissue with the change of estrogen and progesterone during the menstrual cycle. The menstrual cycle is divided into three main phases: menses, proliferative phase, and secretory phase. The basal layer does not change significantly with the menstrual cycle, while the function layer of the human endometrium is periodic shedding.
