Progesterone and the luteal phase: a requisite to reproduction

Tolga B Mesen; Steven L Young

doi:10.1016/j.ogc.2014.10.003

Reproductive Endocrinology Luteal Phase

Progesterone and the luteal phase: a requisite to reproduction

Mesen TB, Young SL

Published March 2015 Obstetrics and gynecology clinics of North America

DOI 10.1016/j.ogc.2014.10.003 PMID 25681845 PMC PMC4436586

Abstract

Progesterone production from the corpus luteum is critical for natural reproduction. Progesterone supplementation seems to be an important aspect of any assisted reproductive technology treatment. Luteal phase deficiency in natural cycles is a plausible cause of infertility and pregnancy loss, though there is no adequate diagnostic test. This article describes the normal luteal phase of the menstrual cycle, investigates the controversy surrounding luteal phase deficiency, and presents the current literature for progesterone supplementation during assisted reproductive technologies.

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Reproductive Endocrinology › Luteal Phase › Progesterone Support · Pregnancy › Preconception Care › Preconception Optimization · Menstrual Cycle › Cycle Physiology › Luteal Phase

Tolga B Mesen, Steven L Young

T Mesen, Steve Young, S Young

PMID 25681845 25681845 DOI 10.1016/j.ogc.2014.10.003 10.1016/j.ogc.2014.10.003 Mesen et al. 2015, Mesen 2015

Progesterone and the luteal phase: a requisite to reproduction

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