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Write down the name of hormone secreted by ovary in the later phase of pregnancy.

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In the later phase of pregnancy, a hormone secreted by ovary is called as relaxin. This hormone is secreted by corpus luteum in the ovary and the placenta. This hormone causes the relaxation of the muscles in the uterus and dilation of the cervix to allow the child to come out.

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