After teaching a pregnant woman about the hormones produced by the placenta, the nurse determines that the teaching was successful when the woman identifies which hormone produced as being the basis for pregnancy tests?

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Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) is the hormone produced by the placenta that is the basis for pregnancy tests. It is released into the mother's bloodstream shortly after implantation of the embryo into the uterine lining, making it an early marker for pregnancy detection.

After Teaching a Pregnant Woman About the Hormones Produced by the Placenta