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2025-12-29 @ 8:33 AM
Study NCT ID:
NCT01331395
Status:
TERMINATED
Last Update Posted:
2015-10-29
First Post:
2011-04-04
Is NOT Gene Therapy:
True
Has Adverse Events:
False
Brief Title:
Effect of Traditional Chinese Medicine on In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) Success Rates
Sponsor:
Organization:
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Subject is able to understand and provide consent\n2. Subject is female, 21-42 years of age at time of screening and has at least one l ovary\n3. Subject BMI is \\> 18 and \\< 32\n4. Subject is experiencing primary or secondary infertility\n5. Subject may receive sperm from donated source\n6. Subject's partner has sperm in the ejaculate\n7. Subject's serum basal FSH is \\< 11 IU/L\n8. Subject's serum basal estradiol level is between 20-80 pg/mL\n9. Subject's TSH level is \\< 3.0 mv/mL\n10. Subject's prolactin level is \\< 24 ng/mL\n11. Subject will agree to limit caffeine intake to one cup (76.5 mL/day) by the time of randomization\n12. Subject agrees not to make alterations in diet and lifestyle practices other than those that their Medical Practitioner deems necessary in the best interest of the subject\n13. Subject agrees not to participate in any other research opportunities for the duration of the study\n\nExclusion Criteria:\n\n1. Subject is pursuing sex selection\n2. Subject is undergoing treatment with an egg donor\n3. Subject experienced more than 2 previous failed cycles\n4. Subject is undergoing a heparin or lovenox-based protocol\n5. Subject is currently taking herbal therapy (1 week wash-out)\n6. Subject is currently taking co-interventions of moxibustion and cupping\n7. Subject is exhibiting uterine anomalies (i.e.,bicornuate, unicornuate uterus,)\n8. Subject is diagnosed with severe endometriosis defined as endometriomas \\> 4cm\n9. Subject is currently receiving acupuncture therapy (Subject must agree to a 30 day washout period prior to randomization)\n10. Subject has history of recurrent spontaneous abortions defined as \\> 3\n11. 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