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. 2013 Jan 31;2013(1):CD008611. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD008611.pub2

El‐Zibdeh 1998.

Methods Randomised controlled trial.
Participants 114 women with a history of recurrent unexplained recurrent miscarriage. All women were under 35 years of age. The mean number of previous abortions was 3.3.
Interventions 48 women received progesterone therapy. 36 women received human chorionic gonadotrophin (5000 IU IM every 4 days). 30 women received no treatment. The interventions were stopped at 12 weeks of gestation.
Outcomes In the human chorionic gonadotrophin group, 31 (81.5%) women achieved live births. In the no treatment arm, 20 (68%) of women achieved live births.
Notes This study was presented in abstract form following a presentation at the 16th World Congress on Fertility and Sterility (1998). We have contacted the author for further information about the study and await their reply.