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Figure 6 :
Menstrual cycle and the fertile phase
Phase 1 : Menstruation phase – 1
st
to 5
th
day
Phase 2 : Repair phase – 6
th
to 11
th
day
Phase 3 : Fertile phase or ovulation phase – 12
th
to 16
th
day
Phase 4 : Premenstrual phase – 17
th
to 28
th
day