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Of 70 cycles stimulated with clomiphene and human menopausal gonadotropin (hMG) for an in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer (IVF-ET) program, a short luteal phase of 11 days or less was found in 18. In this group the mean estradiol and progesterone levels were elevated in the early luteal phase. Despite the elevated initial values, progesterone levels fell rapidly at the mid luteal phase as a sign of premature luteolysis. The mean total amount of gonadotropin administered and the mean number of follicles punctured and of oocytes recovered did not show any significant difference between the groups of normal and short luteal phases. The present findings support the theory that hyperestrogenism in the early luteal phase may initiate the premature luteolysis observed in clomiphene-menopausal gonadotropin-stimulated cycles.
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Laatikainen, T., Kurunmäki, H. & Koskimies, A. A short luteal phase in cycles stimulated with clomiphene and human menopausal gonadotropin for in vitro fertilization. J Assist Reprod Genet 5, 14–17 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01138863
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