The short luteal phase and infertility

Smith SK; Lenton EA; Landgren BM; Cooke ID

doi:10.1111/j.1471-0528.1984.tb15087.x

Reproductive Endocrinology Luteal Phase

The short luteal phase and infertility

Smith SK, Lenton EA, Landgren BM, Cooke ID

Published November 1984 British journal of obstetrics and gynaecology

DOI 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1984.tb15087.x PMID 6498127

Abstract

The distribution of the length of the luteal phase was investigated in 187 women with regular, apparently ovulatory menstrual cycles of whom 95 had unexplained infertility and the other 92 comprised a group of healthy volunteer subjects. If the short luteal phase is associated with infertility it might be expected to occur more frequently in women with unexplained infertility. A short luteal phase (defined as a luteal phase lasting less than or equal to 11 days) was found in 9% of the infertile group and in 8% of the normal group showing that these cycles do not occur more frequently in women with infertility.

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

PMID 6498127 6498127 DOI 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1984.tb15087.x 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1984.tb15087.x Smith et al. 1984, Smith 1984

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