Active clinical trials for "Infertility"

This study will determine the effect of acidic drugs such as proton-pump inhibitors on the pharmacokinetics of Vatalinib under fasting and fed conditions.

Traditionally, the use of GnRH-a suppression was considered essential for adequate endometrial hormonal modulation in cryopreserved-thawed embryo transfer cycles. Several studies, however, have questioned its necessity for controlled endometrial preparation. Using a high dose of estradiol from day 1 of the cycle will suppress the gonadotroph, preventing folliculogenesis and excessive secretion of LH, allowing adequate endometrial preparation without GnRH-a.

ABSTRACT Introduction: In addition to pain caused by uterine contractions in labour, in 33% of women, continuous and severe back pain is observed. In management of this pain, sterile water injection is considered to be an effective method. Aim of this study is assessment of effectiveness and satisfaction of this method among Turkish women in which analgesic methods are not extensively used in labour and rates of cesarean section exponentially increases. Material and Methods: 168 termed, healthy women who admitted to Istanbul Gaziosmanpaşa-Taksim Training and Research Hospital with labour pain and had severe back pain were randomized into 4x0.1 ml sterile water and 4xdry Injection groups. Injections were applied to Michaelis Rhomboid region in sacral region. Pain scores were assessed at 10th, 30th, 60th, 120th and 180th minutes with Visual Analog Scale (VAS). Additionally, need for epidural analgesia, APGAR score, mode of delivery, time of delivery, maternal satisfaction and breastfeeding scores were assessed.

This study evaluates the addition of collagen scaffold loaded with autologous bone marrow mononuclear cells(ABMNC) to Foley catheter balloon after hysteroscopic adhesiolysis in the treatment of severe asherman syndrome. Half of participants will receive collagen/ABMNC scaffold after hysteroscopic adhesiolysis, while the other half will receive Foley catheter balloon.

It is well known that implantation of the developing blastocyst occurs during the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle when the endometrium is under the direct influence of Progesterone (P).Several prospective randomized controlled trials have evaluated the benefits of luteal phase P support in ovulation induction cycles and a recent review and meta-analysis demonstrated that it may be of benefit to patients undergoing ovulation induction with gonadotropins in intrauterine insemination (IUI) cycles. Until now, injectable P was offered only in an oil-base solution owing to the insoluble properties of the molecule, which made the IM route mandatory. A recent publication, however, demonstrated the efficacy of a new P formulation that could be a game changer. The aim of the present pilot trial will be to compare the efficacy and tolerability of 25 mg/d of the new SC P with 90 mg/d of vaginal gel P for luteal phase support (LPS) in COH and IUI cycles.

In this study the effectiveness of degarelix, a long acting GnRH antagonist administered in a unique administration of 20 mg the first day of menstrual cycle, to prevent ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) in PCOS women at risk to develop OHSS.

Men with infertility and normal hormone levels have few options for fertility treatment. Previous research work has suggested that men with infertility may have low levels of the active form of Vitamin A, called retinoic acid, in their testes. We think that giving men with low sperm counts retinoic acid may increase their sperm counts and improve their chances of fathering a pregnancy. We want to see if retinoic acid administration over twenty weeks can increase sperm production and help infertile men become fathers without the need for In vitro fertilization (IVF) and/or intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI). We also want to see if adding calcitriol with retinoic acid will improve sperm motility in a sub-set of subjects.

When patients undergo in vitro fertilization (IVF), they often make more embryos than it is safe to transfer back in the womb all at once. These excess embryos are frozen and stored for future use. Frozen embryo transfer (FET) is therefore an important option of IVF where there are extra embryos. FET should take place under ideal conditions when uterine receptivity and uterine endometrial lining thickness are at the appropriate developmental stage as the embryo. A common way of preparing the uterus for FET is by using medications (Estrogen and Progesterone) that imitate a normal menstrual cycle while monitoring the endometrial lining development by transvaginal ultrasound. Progesterone (P4) may be administered vaginally or intra-muscularly (IM). The mode of Progesterone administration is based upon local conventions, experts' opinion and patients' preferences. All the mentioned modalities are common in the daily practice of IVF clinics across the world. The current medical literature does not present high quality evidence for the superiority of one form of Progesterone administration over the other for FET. The investigators know that in fresh embryo transfer cycles where natural follicles continue to function and produce Progesterone as corpora lutea, there were no reported differences in pregnancy rates when luteal vaginal P4 was compared with IM P4 support, but the investigators do not have the same reassurance regarding frozen embryo transfers. The aim of this study is to compare vaginal versus IM route of administration of P4 for FET cycle in a well-designed trial. Since many outcome variables are possible, the investigators have chosen to concentrate in the one that might shed light on a possible biological difference between the two modes of Progesterone administration; uterine contractions. Uterine contractions have been previously recognized as a possible factor that compromises success rates in patients undergoing IVF treatments. Progesterone is considered a uterine relaxant and its levels in the blood versus the levels in the uterus differ by its mode of administration: blood levels are higher when given IM whereas uterine P4 concentrations are higher when given vaginally. The investigators are interested to see whether IM progesterone in frozen embryo transfers presents a different uterine contraction pattern than the vaginal administration.

The purpose of the present study is to examine the level of ovarian response and the pregnancy rates among poor ovarian responders treated with a novel treatment protocol with 150μg corifollitropin alfa followed by 300IU hMG in a short GnRH agonist protocol.

A randomised trial on the use of luteal phase support in frozen-thawed embryo transfer cycles. The hypothesis of the study is that the use of luteal phase support with human chorionic gonadotrophin would increase the pregnancy rate in frozen-thawed embryo transfer cycles.