Iron Deficiency as an Ignored Cause of Infertility
Status:
Not yet recruiting
Trial end date:
2022-02-28
Target enrollment:
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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).