Insights in Endocervical Mucus Secretion

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 4
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexFemale
Age21-40
SponsorOregon Health and Science University

About this trial

Single arm interventional study looking at biological outcomes at 4 time points throughout the cycle before and after taking an oral gonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonist (gnRH). Samples of whole blood, endocervical mucus, endocervical biopsy, and vaginal swab will be collected.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Normal menstrual cycles of 25-35 days in length for at least the previous 3 cycles

BMI >18 and <35

Serum p4 >= 3 ng/ml on single sample collected between days 18-25 of self-reported menstrual cycle

Flexible schedule allowing blood draws on less than 48 hour notice

Disqualifiers

Oral contraceptive use or other hormone supplement within the preceding 2 months

Current cervical infection

Evidence of abnormal cervical cytology

Use of any IUD for contraception

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone Antagonists Relugolix

Treatment groups

15 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group

Sponsors and collaborators

Oregon Health and Science University

Lead sponsor

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Collaborator

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

Collaborator