Which outcome regarding pregnancy occurs when progesterone signaling is blocked following fertilization?

💡 Explanation

Failure of progesterone signaling prevents decidualization which results in implantation failing because specialized endometrial cells are not generated; therefore the blastocyst cannot attach, rather than normal implantation occurring.

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