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Does the corpus luteum secrete hCG?


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Corpus luteum:

  1. The early stages of pregnancy are when the progesterone hormone is produced by a mass of cells called a corpus luteum, which develops in the ovary.
  2. Placenta secretes human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG).
  3. The continuance of progesterone secretion from the corpus luteum depends on HCG.


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