Besides the good feeling of contributing to the wider body of medical knowledge, people participating in trials often receive free or reduced medical care, medications, or other tangible benefits. Even if you do not live near the study site, some studies will pay travel expenses.
For example, for men with sperm issues, there is a study recruiting men with fertility issues who are obese (defined as having a BMI over 30. It is studying the role of aromatase inhibotors in treatment. While some men in the study will receive a placebo, some will receive medication, and all will receive blood tests, semen analysis and other medical care from fertility researchers. For more information, contact:
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Ahmad O Hammoud, MD |
801-587-3795 |
Another study focuses on managing hormone levels in women with PCOS using Diamel. Again, some women will receive a placebo, but all will receive bloodwork and some medical care. For more information, contact
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Contact: Miguel Aguilar Charara, MD |
53 7 8334821 |
For more information on clinical trials (including risks), go to www.clinicaltrials.gov
For a current list of clinical trials, go to www.centerwatch.com.
A few I found:
New Hope Fertility Center (NY) http://www.ivfclinicaltrial.com/
conducting IVF studies
Southern
Conducting trials on fertility medications and egg freezing
You should, of course, do your homework and make sure the study is being supervised by in institutional review board and meets all safety criteria.
MedPedia, a collaboration of several universities, has just opened their Clinical Trials finder at
http://www.medpedia.com/clinical-trials
Looks pretty efficient and user-friendly.
Posted by: Tracy Morris | January 27, 2010 at 11:25 PM
Thanks Tracy! This is very helpful information. We are all about sharing resources and information that will help more families better afford treatment...so please keep it coming!
Posted by: Evelina Sterling | January 28, 2010 at 09:04 AM