The clinical relevance of luteal phase deficiency: a committee opinion

Practice Committee of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine

doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2012.06.050

Reproductive Endocrinology Luteal Phase

The clinical relevance of luteal phase deficiency: a committee opinion

Practice Committee of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine

Published November 2012 Fertility and sterility

DOI 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2012.06.050 PMID 22819186

Abstract

Luteal phase deficiency (LPD) has been described in healthy normally menstruating women and in association with other medical conditions. While progesterone is important for the process of implantation and early embryonic development, LPD, as an independent entity causing infertility, has not been proven.

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Reproductive Endocrinology › Luteal Phase › Luteal Phase Deficiency · Menstrual Cycle › Cycle Disorders › Ovulatory Disturbances · Infertility › Luteal Phase Defect › Diagnosis

PMID 22819186 22819186 DOI 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2012.06.050 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2012.06.050 Practice Committee of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine et al. 2012, Practice Committee of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine 2012

The clinical relevance of luteal phase deficiency: a committee opinion

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