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Re: what is the % of...From: William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG (anonymous@obgyn.net)Sat, 30 Jun 2001 13:23:55 -0500 (CDT)
At Sat, 30 Jun 2001, rebbekah wrote: > >Hello, > >I have searched the archives re: luteal phase defect and the debate over >if it exists or not, and have yet to find an answer to this q, I hope >you can help: > >Supposeing we assume that LPD exists Could you estimate the % of women >who have LPD? Is this a common problem or a relatively rare one? > >Also, it is stated that it is pretty treatable, what % would that be? > >thankyou for your time, Rebbekah I heard at a conference several years ago that it is pretty rare, but I would say, based on luteal phase progesterones and short bbt luteal phases, it probably accounts for `20% of my infertility patients. A few seem to respond to luteal progesterone, more to clomid, and the majority I find need superovulation with a RE. Now, probably those had some other problem and the lpd was very minor
-- William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG Editorial Advisor-Pregnancy and Birth Private Practice New Orleans, La.
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