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Human ovary - Corpus Luteum

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Image: Dr Ed Uthman (Houston, Texas) - other pathology images

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"This normal ovary was removed in the course of a hysterectomy for uterine disease. The bright yellow corpus luteum is fully developed, as it would be in the mid-luteal phase of the menstrual cycle following ovulation. The corpus luteum produces progesterone, which supports the endometrium's ability to accommodate the implanted conceptus. If a conceptus implants, the corpus luteum grows even bigger, to form the so-called "corpus luteum of pregnancy." If no pregnancy occurs, the corpus luteum shrinks dramatically to become a corpus albicans. This ovary also sports several corpora albicantia from previous months' cycles, one of which is marked."

Image: Dr Ed Uthman (Houston, Texas) - other pathology images

Cite this page: Hill, M.A. (2024, June 18) Embryology Human ovary - corpus luteum 01.jpg. Retrieved from https://embryology.med.unsw.edu.au/embryology/index.php/File:Human_ovary_-_corpus_luteum_01.jpg

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