Table of Contents
- Overview
- Symptoms
- Treatment
- Prevention
- Images
Inadequate luteal phase
Treatment
Progesterone injections or gel (Crinone) are often used when luteal phase defect is suspected.
If there is evidence that low FSH (follicle stimulating hormone) is present with luteal phase defects, clomiphene citrate may also be used.
Support Groups
Expectations (prognosis)
Using progesterone therapy, success rates of approximately 50% have been reported, but good studies are lacking.
Complications
Calling your health care provider
Review Date: 09/19/2006
Reviewed By: Audra Robertson, MD, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA. Review provided by
VeriMed Healthcare Network.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
