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A 19-year-old pregnant woman attends her midwife, concerned that she has developed a brownish marking on her face, nipples and a line down the middle of her abdomen. The midwife explains that this is caused by a hormone that is secreted by the placenta and the pituitary in pregnancy. What is the most likely identity of this hormone?
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