Reproductive Endocrinology Luteal Phase

Ovulatory failure in a normal population and in patients with breast cancer

Swain MC, Bulbrook RD, Hayward JL

Published August 1974 The Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of the British Commonwealth, 81(8), 640-643
DOI 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1974.tb00531.x PMID 4418083

Abstract

The luteal phase plasma progesterone levels of 341 control patients were compared with those in 25 patients with early and 12 patients with advanced breast cancer. There was a significant increase of ovulatory failure and luteal deficiency in patients with advanced breast cancer.

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PMID 4418083 4418083 DOI 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1974.tb00531.x 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1974.tb00531.x Swain et al. 1974, Swain 1974