Endometrial Markers and Response of Endometriosis Patients to Prolonged GnRH Agonist Prior to IVF...
EndometriosisInfertilityThis prospective randomized trial evaluates whether one can predict which infertile women with endometriosis who are candidates for in vitro fertilization will benefit from prolonged therapy with a GnRH agonist by the determination of the absence of endometrial expression of the integrin, alpha v, beta 3 vitronectin. This is a prospective randomized trial in which all patients will undergo endometrial biopsy prior to initiation of ovarian stimulation for in vitro fertilization and then undergo randomization to a three month course of a depot preparation of the GnRH agonist leuprolide acetate in depot suspension prior to ovarian stimulation or standard therapy. prio
Day of Embryo Transfer for Patients Undergoing In Vitro Fertilization
InfertilityWe are examining whether pregnancy rates differ based on day of embryo transfer in patients who replace all available embryos after an In vitro Fertilization (IVF) cycle. Patients must be undergoing IVF treatment at Stanford University and patients will not receive compensation for their participation (no medical costs covered or patient payment for participation).
Short-Term Androgen Priming Before COS Using Aromatase Inhibitor and hCG During Early-Follicular-Phase...
InfertilityWe want to investigate if early follicular phase downregulation and androgen priming, by use of GnRH antagonist, aromatase inhibitor and hCG before COH in a short protocol, shows signs of improvement compared to standard short antagonist protocol
Impact of Co Enzyme Q10 as Adjuvant Therapy to Letrozole on Spermiogram
Male Reproductive ProblemInfertility1 moreWorldwide infertility affects about 15 % of reproductive-age couples. In many cases, infertility can't be treated, new treatment options with promising value were involved in the recent clinical trials.
Weight Loss Impact on Male Fertility
ObesitySub Fertility2 moreThis is a prospective non-randomized unicentric clinical trial, characterized by the inclusion of obese (BMI> 35) male with subfertility (sperm count showing low sperm counts and / or motility and / or morphology and / or DNA fragmentation). Patients selected at the endocrinology obesity HC-FMUSP outpatient will be submitted to very low calorie diet (VLCK) for 6 months, being reassessed clinically and laboratorially monthly.
Prolutex in Frozen Embryo Transfer Cycles at the Blastocyst Stage (PROGEX)
InfertilityThe objective of this proof of concept clinical trial is to evaluate the impact of two different progesterone treatments for endometrial preparation (25 mg/twice-a-day, subcutaneous injection, and 200 mg/three times a day, vaginal administration) on the clinical pregnancy rate in women undergoing frozen embryo transfer (FET) at blastocyst stage.
Topical Analgesia for Pain Relief in Hysterosalpingography
InfertilityFemaleThe study will involve giving topical analgesia or placebo and then assessing pain and satisfaction during and after the procedure in order to see wed to the placebo.hether the topical analgesia has helped in decreasing pain associated with the procedure and also whether it has increasedd satisfaction with the procedure compar
Impact of Coenzyme Q10 and Selenium on Seminal Fluid and Semen Antioxidant Status
Male InfertilityThe study was conducted to assess the impact of coenzyme Q10 and selenium on seminal fluid parameters and antioxidant status in infertile men.
Effect of Intervention on Progesterone Levels Before Euploid Embryo Transfer in Pregnancy Outcomes....
InfertilityProgesterone5 moreTransferring an euploid embryo avoids one of the main reasons of miscarriage and implantation failure (1), overcoming confounding factors such as embryo ploidy or maternal age. Frozen Euploid Embryo Transfer (FEET) is routinely performed under standard hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and could be considered the best model for evaluating the impact of the endometrial preparation in clinical pregnancy rate and also in miscarriage rate. Recently several authors have paid attention to serum progesterone (P) as a possible factor influencing Frozen Embryo Transfer (FET) outcomes. P plays an important role in endometrial gland formation, embryonic implantation and pregnancy maintenance. Labarta et al. (2) described in blastocyst FET performed under HRT that serum P <9.2 ng/mL measured on the transfer day is associated to significantly lower ongoing pregnancy rate (OR 0.297, 95% CI:0.113-0.779). Recently the investigators have analyzed 244 FEET performed under HRT in a retrospective study (3). Preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidies (PGT-A) was carried out as previously described (4). Embryos that reached the blastocyst stage were biopsied and frozen immediately afterwards using the vitrification method (5). Euploid embryos were transferred in a subsequent cycle under HRT. Serum P was analyzed the day previous to FEET. Patients with serum P <10.6 ng/mL had significantly higher miscarriage rate (26.6% vs 9.5%, p=0.007) and lower live birth rate (47.5% vs 62.3 %, p= 0.029) than those with serum P >10.6 ng/mL. The investigators also observed that patients with serum P >13.1 ng/mL had the lowest miscarriage rate (9.1%) and the highest live birth rate (65.6%). The worst outcomes were observed when serum P was <8.06 ng /mL (41% live birth rate and 32.4% miscarriage rate). As miscarriage was higher among FEET cycles with serum P <10.6 ng/ml, the investigators hypothesize that altering the progesterone supplementation scheme could potentially reduce miscarriage rates and increase live birth rate. The purpose of this study is to modify the standard progesterone supplementation in FEET under HRT (vaginal micronized progesterone 200 mg every 8 hours) (6) according to serum P measured not only on the day prior to transfer but also on Beta subunit of Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (β-hCG) analysis day, and to probe if this intervention reduces miscarriage rate and increases pregnancy outcome.
Assessment of the INVOcell Culture Device When Used for up to Five-Day Incubation
InfertilityThe INVOcell Culture Device received de novo request for 3-day intravaginal incubation. The device is held in place with the intravaginal cavity by a Retention Device. The clinical study will assess the ability of a modified Retention Device to hold INVOcell in place during 5-day vaginal incubation as well as comfort and vaginal irritation as secondary endpoints.