A nurse teaches newly pregnant clients that if an ovum is fertilized and implants in the endometrium, the hormone the fertilized egg begins to secrete is which of the following?
A) Estrogen
B) Human chorionic gonadotropin (h C G)
C) Progesterone
D) Luteinizing hormone

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Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) is the hormone that a fertilized egg begins to secrete after implanting in the endometrium. It is essential for maintaining the corpus luteum and thus the production of progesterone, which is necessary to sustain the early stages of pregnancy.

A Nurse Teaches Newly Pregnant Clients That If an Ovum