New study hopes to unlock fertility clues for women with endometriosis
NCT ID NCT07182643
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study looks at fluid and tissue samples from the uterus and ovaries of women with moderate to severe endometriosis. Researchers want to find biological markers that explain why some women with endometriosis have trouble getting pregnant. The goal is to improve fertility treatments by understanding what happens in the body before an embryo implants.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could identify new ways to diagnose and treat infertility in women with endometriosis, leading to more personalized fertility care.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early exploratory study with no treatment being tested. It may not find clear biomarkers or lead to immediate clinical changes.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 90 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Oct 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
We are going to recruit 30 patients who undergo fertility preservation or fertility treatment before endometriosis surgery in the Reproductive Medicine Clinic in Karolinska University Hospital. Our patients are diagnosed with stage III/IV endometriosis according to rASRM staging by using ultrasound. The control group will consist of 60 healthy women without endometriosis signs in the ultrasound who present to our clinic as oocyte donors or for fertility treatment because of male factor or pregenetic testing for genetic diseases of the partner
- Ages
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18 to 40 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: * Age 18-40 years old * Diagnosed with moderate/severe endometriosis by ultrasound or laparoscopy (patient group) * Regular menstrual cycles 28-35 days * Speak English or Swedish and agree to participate in the study Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnancy or lactation in the last 3 months * Uterine anomalies * Pelvic inflammatory disease, endometritis, STD * Gynaecological cancers or other malignancies in the patient's history * Smoking (more than 10 cigarettes per day) or alcohol abuse * Immunosuppressing medicines * Major abdominal or pelvic surgery in the last 3 months * A specific genetic disease that is diagnosed before PGT in women undergoing treatment
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Karolinska Institute and Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge
Stockholm, 14433, Sweden
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