Endometriosis
Conditions
Brief summary
To investigate parameters related to fertility in women with endometriosis in relation to food items.
Detailed description
The study has been reviewed and accepted by the legal registrations in Denmark (The Regional Committee on Biomedical Research Ethics and The Danish Dataprotection Agency). The data will be anonymous and kept as described by the Danish register law.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
University of Aarhus
Study design
Observational model
CASE_CONTROL
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to 41 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Fertility patients
Exclusion criteria
* mental challenges
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The level of Free Fatty Acid in follicular fluid will be different in women with endometriosis compared to controls | The fluid will be collected, frozen and tested december 2014 |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| methylation pattern of specific genes in the endometrium | Collecting of cells and testing december 2014 | The cells will be collected from infertile women with or without endometriosis, frozen and tested later. |
Countries
Denmark
Contacts
Primary ContactUlla B Knudsen, Professor
Backup ContactPia M Martensen, Ph.D.
Outcome results
None listed