The clinical relevance of luteal phase deficiency: a committee opinion
Practice Committee of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, Samantha Pfeifer, Marc Fritz, Jeffrey Goldberg, R Dale McClure, Roger Lobo, Michael Thoma, Eric Widra, Glenn Schattman, Mark Licht, John Collins, Marcelle Cedars, Catherine Racowsky, Michael Vernon, Owen Davis, Kurt Barnhart, Clarisa Graci, William Catherino, Robert Rebar, Andrew La Barbera, Practice Committee of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, Samantha Pfeifer, Marc Fritz, Jeffrey Goldberg, R Dale McClure, Roger Lobo, Michael Thoma, Eric Widra, Glenn Schattman, Mark Licht, John Collins, Marcelle Cedars, Catherine Racowsky, Michael Vernon, Owen Davis, Kurt Barnhart, Clarisa Graci, William Catherino, Robert Rebar, Andrew La Barbera
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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Source: PubMed