Ovulation
... causes ovulation . For the next week or so, LH maintains the corpus
luteum which synthesizes progesterone . If a woman does not become pregnant, the corpus
luteum disintegrates after about 10 days. This has the effect of suppressing ...
HCG
... of HCG (human chorionic gonad otropin) -- a hormone produced during pregnancy . HCG maintains progesterone production by the corpus
luteum in the early part of pregnancy . HCG in pregnancy An egg is normally fertilized by a sperm cell in a fallopian tube . Within nine days ...
Pituitary gland
... secreted by the anterior pituitary gland . In women, an LH surge at mid-cycle causes ovulation . For the next week or so, LH maintains the corpus
luteum which synthesizes progesterone . Plenaxis (abarelix depot) A peptide antagonist that inhibits the action of gonad otropin-releasing hormone ....
Pregnancy test
... urine . High levels of hCG are produced during pregnancy . Pregnancy test . A positive pregnancy test may suggest that your cyst is a corpus
luteum cyst , which can develop when the ruptured follicle that released your egg reseals and fills with fluid. Pelvic ultrasound . Do a home ...
Progesterone
... Progesterone : A female hormone and the principal progestational hormone that is made mainly by the corpus
luteum in the ovary and by the placenta . Progesterone is converted to pregnanediol by the liver before being secreted in the urine . Urinary ...