Let’s talk Luteal Phase! Now this may not be our favorite time of the month, and we might be too familiar with the unwelcome PMS/PMDD that can come with it (hello mood swings!). This phase is usually 14 days long and starts after ovulation until your next period. This is when rising progesterone levels prepare the body for implantation of a fertilized egg. If no egg is fertilized, progesterone and estrogen levels drop (around day 22-24 of the cycle), which is often when PMS/PMDD symptoms…