The placenta performs an endocrine function. The chorionic gonadotropin, which supports the functional activity of the placenta and stimulates the production of progesterone by corpus luteum is formed in it. Also, the placental lactogen plays the important role in the ripening and development of mammar...
As soon as implantation occurs, hCG production begins which immediately alerts the corpus luteum (the leftover follicle which ovulated the egg) that it should emit progesterone, which, in turn, sustains the uterine lining so that menstruation does not occur. By doing this, hCG, often referred ...
Ginther OJ, Santos VG, Mir RA, Beg MA. Progesterone concentration when the future ovulatory follicle and corpus luteum are in ipsi- lateral or contralateral ovaries in heifers. Theriogenology 2013;79: 534-40.Ginther OJ, Santos VG, Mir RA, Beg MA. Progesterone concentration when the future ...
No pregnancy:When your body sees that you aren’t pregnant, the corpus luteum stops producing progesterone. That immediate shutdown of progesterone will be responsible for the ensuing period. This is the same thing that happens when you stop taking the birth control pill. Pregnancy Tests and The...