Disruption of the Menstrual Cycle by Pregnancy

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Fertilization, or conception, typically occurs on —, with the union of the egg and sperm in the fallopian tube

day 15

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The cells that surround the blastocyst, the syncytiotrophoblastic cells (trophoblastic cells), then begin to produce —

human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG)

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The production of hCG maintains the —

corpus luteum

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hCG allows the corpus luteum to continue to produce progesterone, which in turn maintains the —

thickness of the endometrium so that implantation can take place and the pregnancy can continue to progress normally