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Corpus luteum
A small yellowish body of cells that form after ovulation and occupy the space in the follicle formally occupied by the egg in the ovary. It produces progesterone and oestrogen and during pregnancy it supports the pregnancy until the placenta takes over the role at around ten weeks.
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