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. |