Discuss the corpus luteum of pregnancy

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If fertilization and implantation do occur, the corpus luteum continues to grow and produce increasing quantities of progesterone and estrogen instead of degenerating. Now called the corpus luteum of pregnancy, this ovarian structure persists until pregnancy ends. It provides the hormones essential for maintaining pregnancy until the developing placenta can take over this crucial function.

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