Normal placental progesterone synthesis can occur in pregnancies in which the fetal steroidogenic organs (adrenal cortex,testis,ovary)cannot efficiently make progesterone.This is because placental progesterone synthesis is not dependent on:

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Placental progesterone synthesis is not dependent on the Steroidogenic acute regulatory (StAR) protein, which is crucial for steroid hormone synthesis in fetal steroidogenic organs but not in the placenta.

Normal Placental Progesterone Synthesis Can Occur in Pregnancies in Which β\betaβ

Normal Placental Progesterone Synthesis Can Occur in Pregnancies in Which $\beta$