Give reason :Progesterone is called pregnancy hormone.

1.	Give reason :Progesterone is called pregnancy hormone.
Answer» 1. Progesterone is secreted from corpus luteum which is formed from empty ovarian follicle after the ovulation. 2. Progesterone has the capacity to maintain pregnancy. 3. It acts on uterine endometrium and causes it to proliferate and develop in thickness. 4. Corpus luteum keeps on secreting progesterone till the placenta takes up the function of secreting the same.

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1. Progesterone is secreted from corpus luteum which is formed from empty ovarian follicle after the ovulation.

2. Progesterone has the capacity to maintain pregnancy.

3. It acts on uterine endometrium and causes it to proliferate and develop in thickness.

4. Corpus luteum keeps on secreting progesterone till the placenta takes up the function of secreting the same.

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