Midluteal serum progesterone concentration does not predict the outcome of pregnancy in women with unexplained recurrent miscarriage

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 138-141

  Yan, Junhao ^a,b   Liu, Fenghua ^b,c   Yuan, Xi ^b,d   Saravelos, Sotirios H ^b   Cocksedge, Karen ^b,e   Li, Tin Chiu ^b  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b JESSOP HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN   (United Kingdom)

^c Women and Children Hospital of Guangdong Province   (China)

^d SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e ROYAL CORNWALL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

midluteal serum progesterone; pregnancy outcome; recurrent miscarriage

Indexed keywords

PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH RATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIDLUTEAL SERUM PROGESTERONE CONCENTRATION; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; RECURRENT ABORTION; REFERENCE VALUE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; UNEXPLAINED RECURRENT MISCARRIAGE;

ABORTION, HABITUAL; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIVE BIRTH; LUTEAL PHASE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROGESTERONE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84873412003     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: 14726491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2012.10.018     Document Type: Article

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