* Cyclic corpora lutea undergo proliferation and vascularisation directly after ovulation.
* Cyclic corpora lutea undergo proliferation and vascularisation directly after ovulation.
* The corpora lutea then regress and degenerate into a connective tissue scar, the '''Corpus Albicans'''.
* The corpora lutea then regress and degenerate into a connective tissue scar, the '''Corpus Albicans'''.
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* If the ovum is fertilised, the corpus luteum remains fully developed and active throughout at least part of the pregnancy.
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* If the ovum is [[Reproductive_System_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology#Fertilisation.2C_Implantation_and_Early_Embryonic_Development|fertilised]], the corpus luteum remains fully developed and active throughout at least part of the pregnancy.
* Corpora lutea produce progesterone.
* Corpora lutea produce progesterone.
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* Progesterone prepares and maintains the [[Female_Reproductive_Tract_-The_Uterus_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology|uterus]] for implantation of the fertilised ovum.
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* 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.