Clinical trials: Infertilities
Infertility
Endometrial Sampling (Pipelle)in IVF Patients
A prospective cross-over randomized study aimed to test the hypothesis that local injury of the endometrium increases the implantation rate in the successive cycle.
- Trial name
- NCT00411021
- Testing
- Pipelle (Endometrial Sampling)
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sheba Medical Center
Infertility
Intracervical Block Versus Placebo to Assess Pain Control During Hysterosalpingogram
The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy of 1% lidocaine intracervical block to placebo for pain control during the performance of a hysterosalpingogram (HSG).
- Trial name
- NCT00372658
- Testing
- 1% Lidocaine intracervical injection
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- 59th Medical Wing
Varicocele, Male Infertility
Role of the Toxic Metal Cadmium in the Mechanism Producing Infertility With a Varicocele
Varicose veins in the scrotum (varicocele) are responsible for >20% of male infertility in the US. Varicocele are associated with decreased sperm number and markedly reduced sperm fertilizing ability.
- Conditions
- Varicocele, Male Infertility, Hypospermatogenesis, Non-Obstructive Azoospermia
- Trial name
- NCT00044369
- Testing
- Varicocele repair
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
Infertility
Endometrial Curettage Before Embryo Transfer
Studies have shown that endometrial sampling in the month prior to embryo transfer may increase pregnancy rates. We wish to test this hypothesis by performing a hysteroscopy and curettage in the month proceeding embryo transfer…
- Trial name
- NCT00367367
- Testing
- Hysteroscopy and Curettage
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- HaEmek Medical Center, Israel
Infertility
The Effect of LH-Priming During Early Follicular Phase in IVF Treatment.
To evaluate the effect of LH-activity supplementation during the early follicular phase in GnRHa down-regulated women undergoing IVF in terms of S-Estradiol levels on hCG day by comparing different combinations with HP-HMG and…
- Trial name
- NCT00334425
- Testing
- MENOPUR; GONAL-F
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Central Jutland Regional Hospital
Infertility, Male, Oxidative Stress
Menevit Study: Menevit Anti-Oxidant Therapy for the Treatment of Male Infertility
Oxidative stress related damage to sperm is believed to be a major cause of male infertility. The object of the Menevit study is to investigate the role of a novel anti-oxidant preparation (Menevit) on sperm function, embryo…
- Trial name
- NCT00100269
- Testing
- Menevit anti-oxidant
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Repromed
Amenorrhea, Dysmenorrhea
Reproductive Effects of Pesticide, PCB and Mercury Exposure in Laotian Immigrants
This project is examining the reproductive effects of exposure to certain compounds that are suspected to act on the endocrine system, e.g. they may act like or interfere with hormones such as estrogen.
- Conditions
- Amenorrhea, Dysmenorrhea, Oligomenorrhea, Anovulation
- Trial name
- NCT00011388
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
Lead Poisoning, Infertility
Lead, Endocrine Disruption and Reproductive Outcomes
This prospective cohort study of 400 lead exposed and 400 non-lead exposed women and their husbands assesses endocrine dysfunction and adverse reproductive outcomes.
- Trial name
- NCT00023101
- Volunteers
- 800 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
Pregnancy, Infertility
The Expression of IL-15 and Its Receptor in Decidua
Human decidual tissue appears to play an important role not only in nurturing the implanted embryos, but also in preventing its rejection by the maternal immune system.
- Trial name
- NCT00173758
- Testing
- co-culture of embryos and endometrial cells
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Anovulation, Amenorrhea
Effects of Gynecological Age on LH Sensitivity to Energy Availability
The purpose of this experiment is to investigate whether the dependence of luteinizing hormone pulsatility on energy availability declines during adolescence.
- Conditions
- Anovulation, Amenorrhea, Infertility, Starvation
- Trial name
- NCT00260286
- Testing
- Energy availability
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ohio University
Infertility
Study of Assisted Hatching of Cleavage Stage Embryos
The purpose of this study was to determine if assisted embryo hatching can improve pregnancy rates for good prognosis patients undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF) with day 3 embryo transfer.
- Trial name
- NCT00120549
- Testing
- Assisted embryo hatching
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Shady Grove Fertility Reproductive Science Center
Infertility
Endometrial Biopsy in Infertile Patients
When a woman becomes pregnant, the fertilized egg attaches itself to the lining of the uterus (endometrium). The endometrium is constantly changing throughout a woman's menstrual cycle in response to the female hormones estrogen…
- Trial name
- NCT00064935
- Testing
- Endometrial biopsy
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 880 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Infertility, Infertility, Male
Laser-Assisted Versus Conventional Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection
Laser-assisted intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) has been suggested as a more effective alterative to conventional ICSI when this method of insemination is indicated for patients undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF).
- Trial name
- NCT00114725
- Testing
- Laser-assisted intracytoplasmic sperm injection
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Shady Grove Fertility Reproductive Science Center