Assertion: corpus luteum | /r/CapableOf | keep producing progesterone
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text: This means it can bind to and activate the same receptors as luteinising hormone, meaning that the corpus luteum does not break down and instead keeps producing progesterone until the placenta is established.
text: It is important that the corpus luteum keeps producing progesterone because loss of progesterone leads to shedding of the womb lining (menstruation), which would prevent an embryo from implanting.