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Luteal phase deficiency: an inadequate endometrial response to normal hormone stimulation

J Balasch, J A Vanrell

  • Hospital Clínic de Barcelona ROR

International Journal of Fertility, 31(5), 368-371

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Abstract

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%).

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Infertility > Luteal Phase Deficiency > Endometrial ResponseDiagnostics > Endometrial Biopsy > Luteal Phase AssessmentReproductive Endocrinology > Progesterone > Endometrial Receptivity
luteal phase deficiency normal progesterone endometrial biopsy, endometrial response inadequate normal hormone levels, luteal phase defect recurrent miscarriage first trimester, Balasch Vanrell luteal phase deficiency endometrial, endometrial biopsy luteal defect infertility evaluation, progesterone estradiol prolactin luteal function assessment, luteal phase deficiency prevalence infertile women, recurrent abortion luteal phase endometrial defect, basal body temperature endometrial dating discordance, normal hormonal profile defective endometrium infertility

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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.

Keywords

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

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