Progesterone Levels and Frozen Embryo Transfer Outcomes (NCT07252622) | Clinical Trial Compass
Not Yet RecruitingNot Applicable
Progesterone Levels and Frozen Embryo Transfer Outcomes
659 participantsStarted 2025-12-01
Plain-language summary
Frozen embryo transfers (FET) now represent the majority of all embryo transfer cycles, and upwards of 60% live births in United States are now attributable to frozen embryo transfers (1). Exogenous progesterone for endometrial decidualization and luteal phase support is thought to be critical to both optimizing endometrial receptivity for implantation as well as sustaining early pregnancy prior to reliable secretory activity of the early placenta.
The purpose of this study is to:
1. Determine the prevalence of low serum progesterone levels (less than 10 ng/ml) among patients undergoing a programmed embryo transfer cycle on the day of frozen embryo transfer.
2. Determine if serum progesterone \< 10 ng/ml on the day of frozen embryo transfer is associated with poorer FET outcomes: ongoing pregnancy (primary outcome), live birth, biochemical pregnancy, and clinical pregnancy.
Who can participate
Age range
18 Years – 50 Years
Sex
FEMALE
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Inclusion criteria
. Signed informed consent
. Female patient undergoing programmed frozen embryo transfer using exogenous estrogen and progesterone, with exogenous progesterone administered via a combination of vaginal progesterone (Endometrin®) (2-3 times daily) and intermittent progesterone-in-oil (PIO) (every 3rd day) according to standard protocol. Protocols involving other formulations of vaginal progesterone (e.g. Crinone®, Prometrium®, will also be included).
. Planned transfer one 1 euploid embryo. Recruited patients will have at least 1 euploid embryo available for transfer.
. Standard eligibility criteria to undergo frozen embryo transfer at Shady Grove Fertility.
. 18 years and older
Exclusion criteria
Questions worth asking your doctor
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What they're measuring
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Ongoing pregnancy
Timeframe: Through study completion, an average of 1 year
Trial details
NCT IDNCT07252622
SponsorShady Grove Fertility Reproductive Science Center