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Luteal phase support in assisted reproduction cycles

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2012

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M. van der Linden, Karen Buckingham, Cindy Farquhar, J.A.M. Kremer, Mostafa Metwally
Human Reproduction Update

Abstract

The luteal phase in in vitro fertilization (IVF) cycles is insufficient and therefore supported with either progesterone, hCG or gonadotrophin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonists. Luteal phase support improves implantation rates and thus pregnancy rates, but the ideal method is still unclear. Progesterone is most frequently used, hCG is known for the risk of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS), but is also widely used. GnRH agonists is a new method for luteal phase support. This is a summary of a meta-analysis published by the Cochrane Library (van der Linden et al., 2011) investigating luteal support in IVF/ICSI.