Decades-Old study reveals secrets of fertility and pregnancy health
NCT ID NCT04595760
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 02, 2026 · Updated 6 times
Summary
This study looks at old data from 221 women who took part in a pregnancy study in the 1980s. Researchers want to learn how things like lifestyle, drug use, and pollution affect fertility, pregnancy, and pregnancy loss. No new participants are needed, and the study only uses existing information and urine samples.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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231 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2020
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2030
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government research agency
The lead sponsor is the US National Institutes of Health.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Women who participated in the 1982-1986 North Carolina Early Pregnancy Study (EPS)
- Ages
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21 to 42 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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* INCLUSION CRITERIA: * healthy white women aged 21-42 who were planning to become pregnant -women enrolled in the 1982-1986 North Carolina Early Pregnancy Study (EPS) at the time they discontinued all methods of birth control
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
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