Does a short luteal phase correlate with an increased risk of miscarriage? A cohort study

Autor: Marguerite Duane, Karen Schliep, Christina A. Porucznik, Shahpar Najmabadi, Joseph B. Stanford
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, Vol 22, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1471-2393
DOI: 10.1186/s12884-022-05195-9
Popis: Plain English summary This study looks at whether women have a higher risk of miscarriage if the second half of their menstrual or reproductive cycle is shorter than normal. The second half of the cycle, referred to as the luteal phase, is normally 11 to 16 days long. If the luteal phase is too short this may suggest a woman does not have enough progesterone, the hormone essential for maintaining pregnancy. This study included 252 pregnant women for whom we had data on the length of at least one luteal phase prior to pregnancy and for whom we knew the outcome of the pregnancy. Almost one-fifth of the women in our study had a miscarriage. However, we found there was no difference in the risk for miscarriage if women had a short or a normal luteal phase.
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