dioestrus
/daɪˈɛstrəs/
noun
- A period of sexual inactivity between periods of heat (estrus) in female mammals that have multiple reproductive cycles per year.
- During dioestrus, the female's hormone levels remain low and she shows no interest in mating.
- Veterinarians monitor the dioestrus stage to ensure the animal's reproductive health is normal.
- The dog's dioestrus phase lasted about two months before her next heat cycle began.