Example 1 · difficulty 4/5
If the chorionic gonadotropin produced shortly after implantation were completely absent, the earliest predictable consequence in a five-week-old pregnancy would be:
- A. Immediate onset of labour due to loss of uterine quiescence
- B. Degeneration of the corpus luteum followed by withdrawal bleeding
- C. Failure of the inner cell mass to form the three germ layers
- D. Complete cessation of FSH and LH suppression by maternal feedback