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Egyptian Foundation of Reproductive Medicine and Embryology Survey for Luteal Support in IVF among Fertility Specialists

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Last updated: 29 Dec 2024

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Abstract

Background: The currently used protocols for luteal phase support during IVF are variable among centers. In certain areas, the practice is neither evidence based nor guidelines driven. Objective: to evaluate practitioners' preferences and extent of deviation from current evidence. Methods: A survey was designed using Google Forms. Invitations were sent via 1341 emails and 110 WhatsApp links. Results: 120 responded to questionnaires (8.27%). In fresh cycles, 81.5% of participants did not individualize LPS protocol based on evidence alone; they rather considered patient preferences. The dose of vaginal progesterone used is (≥ 600 mg). 78% of national participants use combination of vaginal route with IM either daily or every 3 days, however, the international participants prefer to use IM/3 days. In frozen cycles, 75% of national and international participants did not use vaginal progesterone alone. The most deviant from guidelines was that 32.7% of Egyptian participants use estrogen for luteal support in antagonist cycles. In Fresh cycles, 60% of Egyptian participants continued LPS beyond 8 weeks while no one of the international participants does. Whereas in frozen cycles, 50% of international experts used a different policy of continuing LPS beyond 8 weeks. Conclusion: Individualization of LPS protocol needs more consideration as apparently, the practice is not individualized and not adherent to guidelines in the progesterone dose, formulation and when to stop LPS. The practice of vaginal progesterone alone is declining. Unjustifiable high doses and long duration of progesterone are used. The empiric use of estradiol and oral progestin should be audited.

DOI

10.21608/jrme.2024.302868.1013

Keywords

luteal phase support, progesterone, IVF, Survey

Authors

First Name

Ola

Last Name

Youssef

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-

Affiliation

Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Egypt. , Egyptian Foundation of Reproductive Medicine and Embryology (EFRE), Egypt.

Email

olayoussef_n@hotmail.com

City

Alexandria

Orcid

0000-0001-7690-2594

First Name

Hassan

Last Name

Maghraby*

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Egypt., Egyptian Foundation of Reproductive Medicine and Embryology (EFRE), Egypt.

Email

hassanmaghraby@gmail.com

City

Alexandria

Orcid

-

First Name

Mohamed

Last Name

Elmahdy

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Egypt., Egyptian Foundation of Reproductive Medicine and Embryology (EFRE), Egypt.

Email

mahdy_moh@yahoo.com

City

Alexandria

Orcid

0000-0003-4332-9845

First Name

Ehsan

Last Name

Deghidy

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Biomedical Informatics & Medical Statistics, Medical Research Institute, Alexandria University, Egypt.

Email

drehsan.deghidy@yahoo.com

City

Alexandria

Orcid

0000-0002-7584-8722

Volume

1

Article Issue

2

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49552

Issue Date

2024-07-01

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2024-07-09

Publish Date

2024-07-01

Page Start

94

Page End

103

Online ISSN

3009-7282

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https://jrme.journals.ekb.eg/article_370665.html

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3,044

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Publication Title

Journal of Reproductive Medicine and Embryology

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https://jrme.journals.ekb.eg/

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Egyptian Foundation of Reproductive Medicine and Embryology Survey for Luteal Support in IVF among Fertility Specialists

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Created At

20 Dec 2024