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How does placenta act as a temporary endocrine gland during pregnancy

Answer 1

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The placenta secretes hormones like human gonadotropins, human placental lactogen, oestrogen and progesterone that are necessary to maintain pregnancy. Due to the secretion of these hormones, it is called an endocrine gland

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Answer 2

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Oestrogen also stimulates the growth and development of the mammary glands during pregnancy, in preparation for breastfeeding. ... It acts as a signal to the mother's body that pregnancy has occurred by maintaining progesterone production from the corpus luteum, a temporary endocrine gland found in the ovary.