UNLABELLED To compare Crinone vaginal progesterone gel with intramuscularly injected progesterone for luteal phase support in progesterone-supplemented frozen-thawed embryo transfer (FET) cycles, a randomized prospective study of patients qualified for FET was conducted between September 2010 and January 2013 at a hospital in Shanghai, China. From the day of transformation into secretory phase ...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS To assess the current use of vaginal progesterone in women at increased risk of preterm birth among practitioners within Australia and New Zealand, and the willingness of both clinicians and women to participate in a randomised controlled trial to further evaluate the role of progesterone in preterm birth. METHODS A survey of fellows and members of the Royal Australian and...

STUDY QUESTION Is the ongoing pregnancy rate with a new aqueous formulation of subcutaneous progesterone (Prolutex(®)) non-inferior to vaginal progesterone (Endometrin(®)) when used for luteal phase support of in vitro fertilization? SUMMARY ANSWER In the per-protocol (PP) population, the ongoing pregnancy rates per oocyte retrieval at 12 weeks of gestation were comparable between Prolutex an...

BACKGROUND Limited data exist concerning the need for luteal support in clomiphene citrate-stimulated intrauterine insemination (IUI) cycles. The addition of progesterone became an established clinical practice, despite the absence of evidence of effectiveness. METHODS A prospective randomized controlled trial was performed in a tertiary referral centre to assess the effect of intravaginal mi...

The contraceptive vaginal ring is a novel contraceptive method that offers unique advantages. Intravaginal delivery of both estrogen and progesterone allows continuous release of medication, resulting in lower systemic levels. The use of long-term combined hormonal contraception enables improved cycle control compared with progesterone-only methods. The indications and usage of the NuvaRing(®) ...

OBJECTIVE To compare the efficacy of glycerin suppository versus no suppository in preterm very-low-birthweight neonates for improving feeding tolerance. DESIGN Randomized controlled trial. SETTING Level III neonatal unit from Mumbai, India. PARTICIPANTS 50 very-low-birthweight (birth weight between 1000 to 1500 grams)preterm (gestational age between 28 to 32 weeks) neonates randomized to...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effects of vaginally administered sildenafil on endometrial thickness and IVF outcome in a large cohort of infertile women with poor endometrial development. DESIGN Retrospective cohort analysis. SETTING Private practice setting. PATIENT(S) A cohort of 105 infertile women aged <40 years, with normal ovarian reserve and at least two consecutive prior IVF failures ...

OBJECTIVE To determine the frequency of perineal pain after childbirth after a single dose of diclofenac rectal suppository. METHODS This cross-sectional study was conducted at Shaikh Zayed Women Hospital, Larkana, Pakistan, from April to September 2014, and comprised patients who were admitted to the labour room for normal vaginal delivery. A single dose of rectal diclofenac suppository of 1...

We report two cases of acute eosinophilic pneumonia induced by i.m. administration of progesterone used as luteal phase support after IVF. For both patients, the symptoms began 3 weeks after the first injection of progesterone. Both patients were in respiratory distress, and one of them required ventilatory assistance for a week, with 5 days in the intensive care unit. Symptoms improved as the ...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the impact of luteal phase support with vaginal progesterone on pregnancy rates in the intrauterine insemination (IUI) cycles, stimulated with clomiphene citrate and human menopausal gonadotropin (hMG), in sub fertile couples. MATERIALS AND METHODS This prospective, randomized, double blind study was performed in a tertiary infertility center from March 2011 to January 2...