Identify the placental hormone that maintains early pregnancy by stimulating the corpus luteum to produce estrogen and progesterone.

A. human placental lactogen
B. human chorionic somatotropin
C. follicle-stimulating hormone
D. human chorionic gonadotropin
E. leptin


Answer: D

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