Towards Optimal Fertility, Fathering and Fatherhood studY

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age21-49
SponsorKK Women's and Children's Hospital

About this trial

This case-control study involving fertile and subfertile couples aims to identify male factors related to pregnancy likelihood, create a fertility index measure combining male and female factors to predict pregnancy likelihood, and examine how male factors relate to the semen physical and biological characteristics.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

men aged ≥21-49 years

men with a female partner aged 21-39 years

couples who are not able to conceive for at least 12 months

couples who are Singapore citizen or permanent resident

Disqualifiers

male infertility of a known aetiology including azoospermia, retrograde ejaculation, genetic disorders, cancer treatment, or testes trauma

female infertility diagnosis as confirmed by diagnostic imaging or having severe endometriosis

female partners with irregular menstrual cycle >35 days

couples with known chromosomal abnormalities

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Lifestyle and metabolic indicators

Treatment groups

960 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups