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Q. Corpus luteum is maintained in a woman, under the effect of

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Corpus luteum (Yellow body) is a temporary endocrine structure in female mammals that secretes significant amounts of progesterone hormone and moderate amounts of hormones estradiol and relaxin. Human chorionic gonadotropin $(hCG)$ hormone maintains corpus luteum to secrete progesterone during pregnancy.