Endocrine Changes in pregnancy
Endocrine Changes in pregnancy ( 4 Questions)
A nurse is educating a pregnant client about the role of hCG in pregnancy.
Which of the following functions is primarily attributed to hCG?
The correct answer is choice A. Maintaining the endometrium. HCG is a hormone produced by the placenta during pregnancy that helps thicken the uterine lining and tells the body to stop menstruating. This supports the implantation and growth of the embryo.
hCG does not stimulate milk production. That is the role of another hormone called prolactin.
hCG does not inhibit uterine contractions. That is the role of another hormone called progesterone.
hCG does not regulate the metabolic rate. That is the role of another hormone called thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)
The correct answer is choice A. Maintaining the endometrium. HCG is a hormone produced by the placenta during pregnancy that helps thicken the uterine lining and tells the body to stop menstruating.
This supports the implantation and growth of the embryo.
Choice B is wrong because hCG does not stimulate milk production.
That is the role of another hormone called prolactin.
Choice C is wrong because hCG does not inhibit uterine contractions.
That is the role of another hormone called progesterone.
Choice D is wrong because hCG does not regulate the metabolic rate.
That is the role of another hormone called thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)