International Journal of Fertility, 31(5), 368-371
Two hundred seventy-four infertile patients and 43 women with two or more previous first-trimester abortions underwent a luteal function evaluation by basal body temperature, plasma progesterone, estradiol and prolactin determination, and endometrial biopsy (repeated in a later cycle when the first was defective). An endometrial luteal phase deficiency was detected in 37 (13.5%) of the infertility cases and in 14 (32.5%) of the patients with recurrent miscarriage. However, the endometrial defect was associated with normal hormonal levels in the great majority of patients (86.3%).
Balasch, J., & Vanrell, J. A. (1986). Luteal phase deficiency: an inadequate endometrial response to normal hormone stimulation. *International journal of fertility*, *31*(5), 368-371.
Balasch J, Vanrell JA. Luteal phase deficiency: an inadequate endometrial response to normal hormone stimulation. Int J Fertil. 1986;31(5):368-371.
Balasch, J., and J. A. Vanrell. "Luteal phase deficiency: an inadequate endometrial response to normal hormone stimulation." *International journal of fertility*, vol. 31, no. 5, 1986, pp. 368-371.
Abortion, Habitual/etiology, Biopsy, Body Temperature, Endometrium/pathology/physiopathology, Estradiol/blood, Female, Humans, Infertility, Female/etiology, Luteal Phase, Pregnancy, Progesterone/blood, Prolactin/blood, Progesterone, Estradiol, Prolactin,