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name the hormones produced only during pregnancy in human female. mention thier source organ

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Dear student,Placenta produces a number of hormones such as human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), human placental lactogen (hPL), estrogens, progesterones, etc. In later stages of pregnancy, hormone relaxin is also produced by it. Ovary secretes high levels of progesterones and estrogens during pregnancy.

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