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Progesterone supplementation is necessary in medicated cycles to luteinize the endometrium and prepare it for implantation, but little data is available to show if this is beneficial in true natural cycles. We evaluated the use of luteal phase progesterone supplementation for cryopreserved\/warmed blastocyst transfers in true natural cycles not using an ovulatory trigger.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Retrospective cohort study in a single academic medical center. We studied the use of luteal phase progesterone supplementation in patients undergoing true natural cycle cryopreserved blastocyst embryo transfers. Our primary outcome measure was ongoing pregnancy rate, with other pregnancy outcomes being evaluated (i.e. implantation rate, miscarriage rate, ectopic rate, and multifetal gestation). Categorical data were analyzed utilizing Fisher\u2019s exact test and all binary variables were analyzed using log-binomial regression to produce a risk ratio.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Two hundred twenty-nine patients were included in the analysis with 149 receiving luteal phase progesterone supplementation and 80 receiving no luteal phase support. Patient demographic and cycle characteristics, and embryo quality were similar between the two groups. No difference was seen in ongoing pregnancy rate (49.0% vs. 47.5%,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.8738), clinical pregnancy rate (50.3% vs. 47.5%,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.7483), positive HCG rate (62.4% vs. 57.5%,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.5965), miscarriage\/abortion rate (5.4% vs. 2.5%,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.2622), ectopic pregnancy rate (0% vs. 1.3%,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.3493), or multifetal gestations (7.4% vs. 3.8%,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.3166).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion(s)<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The addition of luteal phase progesterone support in true natural cycle cryopreserved blastocyst embryo transfers did not improve pregnancy outcomes and therefore the routine use in practice cannot be recommended based on this study, but the utilization should not be discouraged without further studies.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Capsule<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Progesterone supplementation as luteal phase support in true natural cycle cryopreserved blastocyst transfers does not improve ongoing pregnancies.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1186\/s40738-021-00096-5","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,2,9]],"date-time":"2021-02-09T00:55:53Z","timestamp":1612832153000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":7,"title":["The clinical relevance of luteal phase progesterone support in true natural cycle cryopreserved blastocyst stage embryo transfers: a retrospective cohort study"],"prefix":"10.1186","volume":"7","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5276-7340","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ian N.","family":"Waldman","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Catherine","family":"Racowsky","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Emily R.","family":"Disler","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ann","family":"Thomas","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Andrea","family":"Lanes","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Mark D.","family":"Hornstein","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2021,2,9]]},"reference":[{"key":"96_CR1","unstructured":"ART Success Rates | CDC [Internet]. 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