Luteal Phase Bleeding Does Not Accurately Predict Ongoing Pregnancy In IVF

Researchers from Brigham & Women’s Hospital in Boston today presented data demonstrating that women undergoing In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) and using either vaginally-administered progesterone gel (CRINONE® 8%) or progesterone injected intramuscularly for luteal phase supplementation, reported no difference in ongoing pregnancy rates when they experienced luteal phase bleeding (LPB). LPB is defined as any bleeding or spotting between embryo transfer and first pregnancy test.

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Filed under: Fertility on November 21st, 2008