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In order to answer this question, we have to know what exactly progesterone does.
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Now, it's often associated with estrogen, but how exactly are the two related and what roles do they specifically hold in sustaining the gamete and the developing embryo and being involved in ovulation? so let's look at a very brief hormonal cycle chart.
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And as you can see, estrogen peaks just before ovulation.
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So this is involved with inducing ovulation based on this evidence.
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Progesterone, on the other hand, peaks after ovulation.
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And so that means that it might be associated with supporting the ovum that has been released during ovulation.
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Now, the next question is, how are these ova supported after being released from the ovaries? and if you answered the endometrium, then you would be correct.
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The endometrium is the mucus membrane of the uterus, and it thickens in response to progesterone, and this supports the potential implantation of the fertilized egg cell, and will also provide nutrition for, the developing blastocyst...