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Home › Articles › Conditions Affecting Conception and Pregnancy › Luteal Phase Defect

Luteal Phase Defect

How LPD Affects Fertility

By Gwen Morrison

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Trina Lambert of Englewood, Colo., started taking her basal body temperature every morning and charting it. "I was consistently ovulating but doing so just 10 days before my period. I had been charting for about four months when I found a book that gave possible reasons for a particular pattern," she says. "I found one like mine that discussed possible reasons for the short luteal phase."

Lambert called her doctor's office, and they asked her to send in the charts. The doctors agreed that she wasn't functioning properly and began running some tests. "My progesterone level was almost nonexistent, down to 4 when 20 was normal," she says. "I had this test at ovulation and then an endometrial biopsy just prior to my period. With that information, they started me on the lowest round of Clomid. The next month the numbers had improved slightly, so they gave me a second round of Clomid at 100 milligrams."

If there is any suspicion that there could be a diagnosis of LPD, a serum progesterone test will be performed to check levels of progesterone in your body. This test is done about seven days after ovulation. It is a simple blood test to check the levels of progesterone. Results that show less than normal levels indicate that progesterone production in the luteal phase is inadequate.

An ultrasound, performed to view the lining, is also an option when looking for a correct diagnosis. This is normally done mid-cyle and is completely non-invasive.


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Re: Luteal Phase Defect by Anna Davies on 02/12/2010 09:11PM

There are few basic observations regarding LPD. Temp stays low, your feet are cold and especially at night. Mid-cycle vaginal discharge appears but it is excessive, ovulation occurs but there's no sexual desire, spotting etc. Kidneys have great effect on your temp and ultimately on progesterone production. Well and much more in the long run Just my 2 cents Anna Davies-http://www.myshortlutealphase.com/

Re: Luteal Phase Defect by anonymous on 01/28/2010 02:26AM

I too am convinced I have luteal phase defect. I had a chemical pregnancy last month and am currently taking supplements as I hope this won't happen again. My husband (who's a GP) is convinced I don't have LPD..will wait and see if my LP changes.

Re: Luteal Phase Defect by anonymous on 11/07/2009 04:12PM

I was convinced I had a short luteal phase and started taking progesterone even though my doctor said she didn't believe a short LP was a real condition. I took the supplements for a few months-they didn't do anything. After I stopped taking them I got pregnant a few months later...so I guess my doctor was right. Donna

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