Timing of Intrauterine Insemination (IUI) 24 or 48 Hours After Spontaneous Luteinizing Hormone (LH) Peak

Phase 4CompletedNCT01622023

Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel435 enrolled

Overview

The aim of the present study is to prospectively evaluate whether performing an intra-uterine insemination 24 hours after the spontaneous LH peak may result in significantly higher ongoing pregnancy rates compared to 48 hours.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

435

Conditions

Pregnancy

Interventions

intra-uterine inseminationPROCEDURE

Artificial insemination is the process by which sperm is placed into the reproductive tract of a female for the purpose of impregnating the female by using means other than sexual intercourse or natural insemination.

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 39 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * below 39 years of age on the day of LH peak * donor semen * natural cycle (without CC) * cycle with less than 3 follicles reaching 15 mm of diameter or more. * with basal hormonal values of progesterone ( \< 1,2 ng/dl) Exclusion Criteria: The patients excluded are women * who underwent more than 6 intrauterine inseminations, * with tubal infertility

Locations (1)

Christophe Blockeel

Brussels, Belgium

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

pregnancy rate

Time frame: end of 2013 (up to 2 years)

Secondary Outcomes

live birth rate

Time frame: end of 2013 (up to 2 years)

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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