Sildenafil Vaginal Gel Co-treatment With Clomiphene Citrate in Infertile Women With Thin Endometrium (NCT02710981) | Clinical Trial Compass
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Sildenafil Vaginal Gel Co-treatment With Clomiphene Citrate in Infertile Women With Thin Endometrium
42 participantsStarted 2015-06
Plain-language summary
This is a prospective self controlled clinical trial. Women with clomiphene Citrate failure, and thin endometrium were recruited (N = 42). In their 6th (Clomiphene citrate only) cycle, women continued on Clomiphene citrate 100 mg/ day for 5 days, and had sonographic measurement of their endometrial thickness , and Doppler evaluation of their uterine arteries on the day of HCG administration. In 7th cycle, women (N = 36) were given usual dose of Clomiphene citrate supplemented with sildenafil vagina gel (5 gm, containing 50 mg sildenafil) twice daily from cycle day 8 till the day of HCG injection. Endometrial thickness and uterine artery Doppler were measured on the day of HCG administration.
Who can participate
Age range
20 Years – 40 Years
Sex
FEMALE
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Inclusion Criteria:
* Women with clomiphene citrate failure (defined as at least prior 5 ovulatory cycles with clomiphene citrate, with no conception),
* persistently thin endometrium (less than 8 mm in at least 3 cycles).
* normal baseline FSH, LH, and free testosterone levels, patent tubes on hysterosalpingography, and normal male semen analysis
Exclusion Criteria:
* Women with major medical problems,
* male factor infertility,
* endocrine abnormalities such as hyperprolactinemia or abnormal thyroid functions,
* prior ovarian or adnexal surgery, or organic pelvic pathology
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