New hormone protocol could make IVF cheaper and easier for women with low egg supply
NCT ID NCT05847283
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether using the hormone dydrogesterone (taken as a pill) alongside standard fertility injections can help women with low ovarian reserve collect more eggs for IVF. The trial compares this approach to the usual GnRH antagonist protocol. Researchers will track pregnancy rates after the first embryo transfer in 730 women aged 18-37.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Dydrogesterone (oral hormone) and human menopausal gonadotrophin (hMG) injections
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a more affordable and patient-friendly way to collect eggs for IVF in women with low ovarian reserve, potentially improving pregnancy chances.
- What could go wrong
- This is a Phase 2/3 trial with 730 participants, but results may not apply to all women. The protocol may not significantly improve egg quality or pregnancy rates, and side effects from hormones are possible.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 730 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2023
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 37 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Woman aged between 18 and 37 years * AFC ≤ 5 and/or AMH ≤ 1.2 ng/ml * Agree to perform freeze-all strategy and single frozen blastocyst embryo transfer Exclusion Criteria: * Oocyte recipient * Indication of preimplantation genetic testing * Known allergic reactions to medications in the Study (progesterone products, GnRH antagonist….) * Basal FSH above 15mIU/mL. * Have contraindications of ART treatment (e.g. critical or acute diseases) * Retrieved sperm * Repeated Implantation failure ( ≥ 3 failed embryo transfers with good-quality embryos) * Inability to comply with the study procedures. * Patients with a history of thyroid cancer who are on hormone replacement therapy or those diagnosed with thyroid diseases at the time of eligibility assessment
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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IVFTA
RECRUITINGHanoi, Hanoi, 100000, Vietnam
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Ivfta Hcmc
RECRUITINGHo Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh, 70000, Vietnam
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