Maya knew that when the pregnancy test showed positive, there was not a chance of it being wrong because the test only turns positive with the presence of a hormone made by a fertilized egg and growing placenta. What is the name of this hormone? Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) Oxytocin Human chorionic gonadotropin FSH
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