Iron Deficiency as an Ignored Cause of Infertility

Summary

Iron deficiency may play a critical role in human infertility, oocyte quality and may even play a role in endometrial receptivity. By correcting iron deficiency, low ferritin values, in infertile women with intravenous iron supplementation, embryo quality and pregnancy rates may improve. The main objective is to evaluate the effect of intravenous iron supplementation on embryo quality (number of good quality blastocysts). Randomized, double blind, parallel group, cross-over study of ferric carboxymaltose compared to placebo (NaCl infusion).

Timeline

Start

2020-08-17

Primary completion

2021-12-31

Completion

2022-02-28

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