FERTILITY

This study tested whether a two-shot hormone schedule works as well as the usual longer schedule for women freezing their eggs for non-medical reasons. 194 healthy women aged 18-40 received either two injections of corifollitropin alfa or one injection followed by daily shots of …

This study looked at 160 men with azoospermia (no sperm in semen) to see if a special PET scan (FDG PET-CT) could tell which men would have sperm found during testicular extraction. The scan measures how active the testicles are. The goal was to compare scan results between men w…

This study tested whether eating two ounces of walnuts each day could improve sperm count, movement, and shape in men with fertility issues. 80 men took part, comparing walnuts to a standard multivitamin. The goal was to see if a simple diet change could help with natural or assi…

This study looked at how lifestyle factors like diet and health habits affect a couple's ability to conceive. Researchers followed 266 couples planning their first pregnancy, tracking how long it took to get pregnant and any early pregnancy losses. The goal was to better understa…

This study tested whether less invasive methods—a vaginal swab or a fluid sample from the uterus—can accurately measure the microbiome (bacteria) in the womb, compared to the standard endometrial biopsy. Fifty-seven women provided samples at two time points. The goal is to find a…

This completed phase 1 study looked at how the fertility drug Pergoveris (a combination of two hormones, FSH and LH) is processed in the body of 24 healthy premenopausal women of Japanese or Caucasian origin. Participants took a birth control pill for about 4 weeks to suppress th…

This study looked at whether multiple sclerosis (MS) and its treatments affect a woman's egg supply. Researchers measured a hormone called AMH in blood samples from over 800 women with MS or a related condition. The goal was to see if disease activity or medications impact ovaria…