"fertilised: the corpus luteum continues to produce these hormones and maximises the chance of implantation into the endometrium; it reaches a maximum size at ~10 weeks and finally resolves at around 16-20 weeks"
"not fertilised: the corpus luteum involutes and turns into a corpus albicans by around 2 weeks"
"The term "corpus luteum" is derived from the Latin meaning "yellow body" where "corpus" means body and "luteum" means yellow. The corpus luteum eventually involutes into the "corpus albicans" ("white body")."
"At ovulation the follicle ruptures expelling the ovum into the fallopian tube. The remnants of the follicle after ovulation is referred to as the corpus luteum and ranges from 2-5 cm in diameter but involutes as it matures. The corpus luteum produces oestrogen and progesterone, maintaining optimum conditions for implantation if the ovum is fertilised:"
"fertilised: the corpus luteum continues to produce these hormones and maximises the chance of implantation into the endometrium; it reaches a maximum size at ~10 weeks and finally resolves at around 16-20 weeks"
"not fertilised: the corpus luteum involutes and turns into a corpus albicans by around 2 weeks"
"The term "corpus luteum" is derived from the Latin meaning "yellow body" where "corpus" means body and "luteum" means yellow. The corpus luteum eventually involutes into the "corpus albicans" ("white body")."
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"fertilised: the corpus luteum continues to produce these hormones and maximises the chance of implantation into the endometrium; it reaches a maximum size at ~10 weeks and finally resolves at around 16-20 weeks"
"In some instances (especially in twin pregnancies), there may be more than one corpus luteum - (e.g. two corpora lutea)"