Vaginal progesterone as luteal phase support in natural cycle frozen-thawed embryo transfer (ProFET) : protocol for a multicentre, open-label, randomised controlled trial

• Published in: BMJ Open
• Main Authors: Stadelmann, Caroline, Bergh, Christina, Brannström, Mats, Olsen, Kristbjörg Heiour, Khatibi, Ali, Kitlinski, Margareta, Liffner, Susanne, Lundborg, Eva, Rodriguez-Wallberg, Kenny A., Strandell, Annika, Westlander, Göran, Widlund, Gabriella, Magnusson, Åsa
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Linköpings universitet, Avdelningen för barns och kvinnors hälsa 2022
• Subjects: Gynaecology; Obstetrics and Reproductive Medicine; Gynekologi; obstetrik och reproduktionsmedicin; Alf; Iceland
• Online Access: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-187484; https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-062400

Introduction Vaginal progesterone supplementation is frequently given to patients receiving frozen embryo transfer (FET) in the natural cycle aiming to increase the chance of pregnancy and live birth. To date, only a few studies have investigated if progesterone supplementation is beneficial in thes...