2023
hMG addition affects the change in progesterone level during IVF stimulation and LBR: a retrospective cohort study
Wesevich V, Seckin S, Kelk D, Kallen A, Kodaman P. hMG addition affects the change in progesterone level during IVF stimulation and LBR: a retrospective cohort study. Reproductive Biology And Endocrinology 2023, 21: 117. PMID: 38057813, PMCID: PMC10699021, DOI: 10.1186/s12958-023-01150-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical pregnancy rateFresh embryo transferPeak P levelsPregnancy outcomesEmbryo transferPregnancy rateIVF stimulationCohort studyHigher clinical pregnancy rateOvarian hyperstimulation IVFSingle fertility centerMethodsRetrospective cohort studyRetrospective cohort studyClinical pregnancy outcomesDay of triggerFrozen embryo transferMultivariable logistic modelLower pregnancy ratesP riseEndometrial receptivityProvider recommendationFertility centerProgesterone levelsConclusionsOur dataHigher LBR
2020
Updates on molecular and environmental determinants of luteal progesterone production
DeWitt NA, Whirledge S, Kallen AN. Updates on molecular and environmental determinants of luteal progesterone production. Molecular And Cellular Endocrinology 2020, 515: 110930. PMID: 32610113, PMCID: PMC7484338, DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2020.110930.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProgesterone productionKey sex steroidsLuteal progesterone productionGranulosa cell functionCAMP/PKA pathwayLuteal progesteroneEarly pregnancyGonadotropin stimulationProgesterone levelsSex steroidsHormonal factorsClassic mediatorsCorpus luteumNarrative reviewCritical hormoneSteroid hormonesExogenous environmental chemicalsCell functionEnvironmental chemicalsHormoneRecent evidenceEndogenous hormonesProgesteronePKA pathwayLocal production