A 29-year-old woman has been trying for many months to become pregnant, and fertilization has just occurred following her most recent ovulation. What process will now occur that will differentiate this ovulatory cycle from those prior?

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Fertilization is followed by the release of human chorionic gonadotropin. The corpus luteum, not primary follicles, provides hormonal support for early pregnancy. The atrophy of corpus luteum and its replacement by corpus albicans only occur when fertilization does not take place. The endometrium will be preserved following fertilization.

A 29-Year-Old Woman Has Been Trying for Many Months to Become