A 29-Year-Old Woman Has Been Trying for Many Months to Become

Multiple Choice

A 29-year-old woman has been trying for many months to become pregnant, and fertilization has just occurred following her most recent ovulation. What process will now occur that will differentiate this ovulatory cycle from those prior?

A) Human chorionic gonadotropin will be produced, preventing luteal regression.
B) The remaining primary follicles will provide hormonal support for the first 3 months of pregnancy.
C) The corpus luteum will atrophy and be replaced by corpus albicans.
D) The basal layer of the endometrium will be sloughed in preparation for implantation.