During pregnancy which of the following is secreted through urine of mother
Or
The persistance of corpus luteum during pregnancy is due to a hormone known as

Options

A. Progesterone
B. Luteinizing hormone
C. FSH
D. Chorionic gonadotropin

Answer

D

Explanation

Human chronic gonadotropin stimulates the corpus luteum in the ovary to continue the production of estrogen and progesterone during pregnancy. Its presence in urine confirms pregnancy therefore used for pregnancy test