A nurse teaches newly pregnant teen moms that if an ovum is fertilized and implants itself in the endometrium, the hormone that the fertilized egg begins to secrete is called:
1. Human Chorionic Gonadotropin.
2. Estrogen.
3. Progesterone.
4. Luteinizing hormone.
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1. HCG is the hormone secreted in order to indicate pregnancy from the ovum.
2. Estrogen is present in all females with menarche.
3. Progesterone is present in all females with menarche.
4. The luteinizing hormone is responsible for the release of the ovum from the ovaries.
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