Can somebody dumb down the menstrual cycle for me?

Question

I’ve been doing my own research but it’s not helping me understand what is going on in my body? I’ve never paid attention because I’ve always been on BC and I’ve hardly ever had a period. 
I get acne, super bitchy and depressed before and during period. Coming off of it, I’m horny. What hormones are these? Estrogen? Progesterone? I don’t ovulate coming off of my period right? Or do I? Can’t believe I’m 27 and just now really paying attention to my body.

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So your cycle is the first day of your period to the first day of your next period. This period is roughly 28ish days everyone is different. Your cycle could be 25 days and your sisters could be  longer at 31. If you regularly track your cycle you will know what your day range is and how to track it. You are most fertile 12-14 days before your period. So around the 2nd week after your period ends you are most fertile.

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What’s going on in your body isn’t natural, it’s being altered by synthetic hormones.
Same thing with me getting lighter periods with an IUD, it’s not what my body would naturally do. 
Look up how the pill affects your hormones and your cycles. You are not ovulating if you’re on BC unless you have the copper IUD

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Estrogen rules in your follicular phase/stage then you have an LH surge (OPKS indicate this surge) which causes ovulation to occur and the after you ovulate it is called your luteal stage/phase in which progesterone is prevalent-

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First phase is your period and the first day is considered cycle day 1. The next phase is the Follicular phase. It’s the days following your period until you ovulate. This is the time when your ovaries mature eggs in order for one to be released. You generally ovulate about half way through your cycle. For a 28 day cycle it’s normally around CD 14. Your body will have a surge in estrogen during the fertile window (causes increase in libido) then a followed by an intense surge in luteinizing hormone (Lh) which triggers your ovaries to release an egg. In a normal cycle this only happens once. That egg is viable 12-24 hours after ovulation. Your progesterone levels will rise to help support implantation of the egg if it has been fertilized. If the egg is not fertilized your progesterone levels will slowly decrease reaching a level around 14 days post ovulation that tells your body that no pregnancy has occurred and that the endometrium should shed- ie your next period.

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You don’t ovulate on birth control

Can somebody dumb down the menstrual cycle for me?

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