which of the following is an effect of luteinizing hormone (lh) after ovulation?
The Menstrual Cycle This LH surge (peak) triggers a complex set of events within the follicles that result in the final maturation of the egg and follicular collapse with egg extrusion. Ovulation, takes place 28-36 hours after the onset of the LH surge and 10-12 hours after LH reaches its peak. The cells in the ovarian follicle that are left behind after ovulation undergo a transformation and become the so called corpus luteum.