Clinical trial NCT01232972: Oocyte Cryopreservation
Official title: Oocyte Cryopreservation
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: TERMINATED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Fertility
Keywords: vitrification
egg freezing
oocyte cryopreservation
female fertility potential
fertility preservation
Fertility preservation, female
Lead sponsor: Northwell Health
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2010-11-02
Enrollment: 23
Sex: FEMALE
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 42
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: NA
Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Brief summary: The purpose of this investigation is to offer the opportunity for young women to cryopreserve (freeze) their oocytes (eggs) for use with IVF at a later point in time.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* women between the ages of 18 and 42
* election to preserve fertility by freezing eggs

Exclusion Criteria:

* women over the age of 43
* patient unwilling to sign informed consent

Primary outcomes:
measure: Successful pregnancy
timeFrame: until the patient reaches 50 years of age
Secondary outcomes:
measure: oocyte survival
timeFrame: up to 50 years of age
measure: fertilization
timeFrame: up to 50 years of age
measure: blastocyst formation
timeFrame: up to 50 years of age
measure: implantation
timeFrame: up to 50 years of age
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Manhasset
country: United States
facility: Center for Human Reproduction
state: New York
Study officials:
affiliation: Center for Human Reproduction
name: Avner Hershlag, MD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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