The luterine hormone is a key hormone that helps you identify ovulation. Progesterone is there to help maintain the pregnancy once the egg has attached to the lining of the uterus.
“In females, ovulation of mature follicles on the ovary is induced by a large burst of LH secretion known as the preovulatory LH surge. Residual cells within ovulated follicles proliferate to form corpora lutea, which secrete the steroid hormones progesterone and estradiol. Progesterone is necessary for maintenance of pregnancy, and, in most mammals, LH is required for continued development and function of corpora lutea. The name luteinizing hormone derives from this effect of inducing luteinization of ovarian follicles.”
http://www.vivo.colostate.edu/hbooks/pathphys/endocrine/hypopit/lhfsh.html
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