New study tests safer, faster fertility option for PCOS patients
NCT ID NCT07171970
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study compares two fertility treatments for women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS): a simpler in vitro maturation (IVM) method with fresh embryo transfer versus standard in vitro fertilization (IVF) with frozen embryo transfer. The goal is to see which approach leads to more live births while reducing risks like ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome. About 600 women will take part, and the results could help doctors choose the best, safest option for PCOS patients.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- estradiol valerate, progesterone, dydrogesterone, follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer women with PCOS a simpler, safer fertility treatment that avoids the risk of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome and reduces time to pregnancy.
- What could go wrong
- This is a single-center trial, and results may not apply to all clinics. The IVM approach may have lower success rates than IVF, and fresh transfer could increase cycle cancellation risk.
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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 600 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2028
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 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Women aged 18 - 42 years old. * Diagnosed with PCOS, followed Rotterdam 2003 criteria (Group TREP consensus workshop, 2004) * Had fewer than three previous failed frozen embryo transfer (FET) cycles * Transferred no more than two cleavage embryos or one good-quality blastocyst or no more than two poor-quality blastocysts. * Agreeing to participate in the study Exclusion Criteria: * Having allergy and contraindications for exogenous hormone administration (e.g., breast cancer, thromboembolic disease) * Cycles with preimplantation genetic testing indication * Oocyte donation cycles * Having untreated uterine or adnexal abnormalities (e.g., intrauterine adhesions, unicornuate/ bicornuate/ arcuate uterus, large leiomyoma ≥5 cm in diameter; adenomyosis, endometrial polyp, hydrosalpinx).
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Conditions
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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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IVFMD - My Duc Hospital
RECRUITINGHo Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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