IVF Study
Are you and your partner having trouble getting pregnant and considering IVF (in vitro fertilization)? Click here to download information sheet.
UNC Fertility Clinic is working on a research study for infertile couples who are considering IVF to help them conceive. Qualifying couples will receive an IVF cycle at a discounted rate.
Study Details:
- You and your partner will have a consultation appointment with a physician in our UNC Fertility Clinic to determine if you are a good candidate for IVF and for this study. Note that this visit is considered part of routine medical care.
- Female partner must be <41 years old to participate in this study.
- If you are a good candidate for the study, you will undergo an IVF cycle with ovarian stimulation and egg retrieval, with the same methods that we routinely use for IVF.
- For the study, we will divide the eggs into two groups – half will be fertilized immediately, and the other half will be frozen and immediately thawed, and then fertilized. We will perform an embryo transfer using embryos derived from the freeze/thaw cycle.
- Note that couples planning IVF with an egg donor may qualify for the study as well. Female partner must be <48 years old in IVF cycles with an egg donor.
Benefits of participation:
- Enrolled couples will receive an IVF cycle at a discounted cost.
To learn if you and your partner would qualify for this study, call us for a consultation appointment at 919-966-1150 or send an email to (IVFstudy@unc.edu) with your name, phone number and times that you can be reached. We will not share your email address with anyone outside of the study.
The principal investigator for this study, “Clinical evaluation of egg cryopreservation”, is Jennifer Mersereau, MD, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of North Carolina. This study has received approval from the UNC Biomedical Institutional Review Board on 12/16/2010, study # 10-1911.
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