Question

Hormones secreted by the placenta to maintain pregnancy are

• A. hCG, progcstogens, estrogens, glucocorticoids
• B. hCG. hPL, progcstogens, prolactin
• C. hCG, hPL, progestogens, estrogens
• D. hCG, hPL, estrogens, rclaxin, oxytocin

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

hCG, hPL, progestogens, estrogens

Answer 2

Placenta releases human chorionic gonadotropic hormone $(hCG)$ which stimulates the Corpus luteum during pregnancy to release estrogen and progesterone and also rescues corpus luteum from regression. Human placental lactogen $(hPL)$ is involved in growth of body of mother and breast. Progesterone maintains pregnancy, keeps the uterus silent by increasing uterine threshold to contractile stimuli.