* Progesterone prepares and maintains the [[Female_Reproductive_Tract_-The_Uterus_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology|uterus]] for implantation of the [[Reproductive_System_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology#Fertilisation.2C_Implantation_and_Early_Embryonic_Development|fertilised]] ovum. | * Progesterone prepares and maintains the [[Female_Reproductive_Tract_-The_Uterus_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology|uterus]] for implantation of the [[Reproductive_System_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology#Fertilisation.2C_Implantation_and_Early_Embryonic_Development|fertilised]] ovum. |