The nurse is teaching a client who recently learned that she is pregnant. Which hormone should the nurse instruct as being secreted by the fertilized egg?
1. Estrogen
2. Progesterone
3. Luteinizing hormone
4. Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG)
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Explanation:
1. Estrogen is an ovarian hormone.
2. Progesterone is an ovarian hormone.
3. Luteinizing hormone is excreted by the anterior pituitary.
4. When the ovum is fertilized and implants in the endometrium, the fertilized egg begins to secrete hCG hormone to maintain the corpus luteum.
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