Progesterone supplementation in women with otherwise unexplained recurrent miscarriages

Journal of Human Reproductive Sciences

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 248-251

  Hussain, Munawar ^a,b   El Hakim, Samawal ^c   Cahill, David J ^a,b  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c IVF Sulaiman Al Habib Group of Hospitals ^*  (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Live birth rate; miscarriage rate; progesterone vaginal pessaries; recurrent miscarriage

Indexed keywords

PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY; RECURRENT ABORTION; RECURRENT MISCARRIAGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

EID: 84874827757     PISSN: 09741208     EISSN: 19984766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0974-1208.106335     Document Type: Article

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